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AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 No. 44, 2005 - SECT 3

Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"ACMA" means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

"ACMA staff" means the staff described in section 54.

"additional functions", in relation to the ACMA, has the meaning given by section 11.

"appointer" means:

(a) for a member—the Governor-General; or
(b) for an associate member—the Minister.

"associate member" means an associate member of the ACMA.

broadcasting, content and datacasting functions , in relation to the ACMA, has the meaning given by section 10.

"carriage service provider" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .

"carrier" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .

"Chair" means the Chair of the ACMA.

"contract" includes a deed.

"Deputy Chair" means the Deputy Chair of the ACMA.

"Division" means a Division as described in section 46.

"ends", in relation to a hearing, inquiry or investigation, has the meaning given by section 4.

"hearing" means a hearing held, or proposed to be held, by the ACMA under Part 13 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"inquiry" means an inquiry held, or proposed to be held, by the ACMA under:

(a) Part 25 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 ; or
(b) Part 5.2 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 .

"investigation" means an investigation conducted, or proposed to be conducted, by the ACMA under:

(a) Part 26 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 ; or
(b) Part 11 or 13 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ; or
(c) Part 4 of Schedule 5, or Part 5 of Schedule 6, to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"listed carriage service "has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .

"member" means a member of the ACMA, and does not include an associate member.

"radiocommunications" means:

(a) radiocommunications (within the meaning of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ); or
(b) a transmission or radio emission covered by subsection 20(1) or section 21 or 22 of that Act.

"radiocommunications community" includes:

(a) users of radiocommunications; and
(b) persons who sell, hire, manufacture or import:
(i) radiocommunications transmitters (within the meaning of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ); or
(ii) radiocommunications receivers (within the meaning of that Act).

"spectrum management functions", in relation to the ACMA, has the meaning given by section 9.

"telecommunications" means the carriage of communications (as defined in the in the Telecommunications Act 1997 ) by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy.

"telecommunications functions", in relation to the ACMA, has the meaning given by section 8.

"vacancy", in relation to the office of a member, has a meaning affected by section 5.


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