Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 11

             (1)  The ACMA's additional functions are as follows:

                     (a)  if a written instruction issued by the Minister to do so is in force--to prepare to provide for the management of electronic addressing:

                              (i)  of a kind specified in the instruction; and

                             (ii)  relating to a kind of listed carriage service specified in the instruction;

                     (b)  if an instruction under paragraph (a) and a written instruction issued by the Minister to do so are in force--to provide for the management of electronic addressing:

                              (i)  of a kind specified in the instruction under this paragraph and covered by the instruction under paragraph (a); and

                             (ii)  relating to a kind of listed carriage service specified in the instruction under this paragraph and covered by the instruction under paragraph (a);

                     (c)  to provide services, or facilities, on behalf of the Commonwealth under a contract made by the Commonwealth, where:

                              (i)  the services or facilities relate to radiocommunications or telecommunications; or

                             (ii)  the provision of the services or facilities utilises the ACMA's spare capacity; or

                            (iii)  the provision of the services or facilities maintains or improves the specialised technical skills of the ACMA's staff in relation to radiocommunications or telecommunications;

                     (d)  such functions as are conferred on the ACMA by or under:

                              (i)  this Act (other than section 8, 9 or 10); or

                             (ii)  any other law (other than a law to the extent to which it confers functions described in section 8, 9 or 10);

                     (e)  to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.

             (2)  Paragraph (1)(c) does not authorise the ACMA to perform a function if the performance of the function would impede the ACMA's capacity to perform its other functions.