Australian Communications and Media Authority

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority.

Australian Communications and Media Authority
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2005 (1 July 2005)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Australia
Employees445
Agency executives
  • Nerida O'Loughlin, Chair
  • Creina Chapman, Deputy Chair, CEO
Websiteacma.gov.au

ACMA is responsible for collecting broadcasting, radiocommunication and telecommunication taxes and regulating Australian media. It does this through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice. ACMA is a converged regulator, created to oversee the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications and the internet.

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