Australian Communications and Media Authority
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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.[4]
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Formed | 1 July 2005; 18 years ago (1 July 2005)[1] |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Australia |
Employees | 445[2] |
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Website | acma.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.