Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2005 - NOTES

Act No. 45 of 2005 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 23 March 2007

[This Act was amended by Act No. 8, 2007]

Amendments from Act No. 8 of 2007

[Schedule 2 (items 2-4) amended section 2(1) (table items 5, 7, 9)

Schedule 2 (items 2-4) commenced immediately after 1 April 2005]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

Contents

1............ Short title ............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement .................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s) .......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Amendments commencing on the establishment of the ACMA (other than general amendments to change abbreviated references)                                                    4

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983                                                   4

Australian Communications Authority Act 1997                                                   4

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                                4

Copyright Act 1968                                                                                                      9

Film Licensed Investment Company Act 1998                                                        9

Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997                          9

Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                                            10

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                             10

Interactive Gambling Act 2001                                                                                10

Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                              11

Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990                                                               19

Spam Act 2003                                                                                                            20

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991                                                                 20

Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                                 20

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 26

Telstra Corporation Act 1991                                                                                  26

Trade Practices Act 1974                                                                                          27

Schedule 2--General amendments to change abbreviated references   28

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983                                                 29

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                              29

Interactive Gambling Act 2001                                                                                29

Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                              29

Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983                                              29

Spam Act 2003                                                                                                            29

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991                                                                 29

Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                                 29

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 29

Telstra Corporation Act 1991                                                                                  29

Trade Practices Act 1974                                                                                          29

Schedule 3--Other amendments                                                                                   30

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                           30

Ombudsman Act 1976                                                                                                30

Schedule 4--Transitional provisions                                                                           32

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                         32

Part 2--Assets, liabilities and legal proceedings                                                  34

Part 3--References to, and things done by or in relation to, ABA or ACA   37

Part 4--Reporting obligations                                                                                     42

Part 5--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   44

[Assented to 1 April 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: