Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 9

    The ACMA's spectrum management functions are as follows:

  (a)   to manage the radiofrequency spectrum in accordance with the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ;

  (b)   to advise and assist the radiocommunications community;

  (c)   to report to and advise the Minister in relation to the radiocommunications community;

  (d)   to manage Australia's input into the setting of international standards for radiocommunications (except so far as Standards Australia is responsible for managing that input);

  (e)   to make available to the public information about matters relating to the radiocommunications community;

  (f)   to conduct public educational programs about matters relating to the radiocommunications community;

  (g)   to give advice to the public about matters relating to the radiocommunications community;

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

  (i)   the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ; or

  (ii)   the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983 ; or

  (iii)   the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997 ; or

  (iv)   the Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983 ; or

  (v)   the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 ; or

  (vi)   Part   14AA of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ;

  (i)   to monitor, and to report to the Minister on, the operation of each Act specified in paragraph   (h), to the extent it is so specified;

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