Acma Australia

1. Role: ACMA: Australian Communications and Media Authority

Control online content, such as mobile phone, internet, broadcasting and radiofrequency.

Authorities:

The ACMA act under the provision of:

• Broadcasting Services Act 1992,

• the Radiocommunications Act 1992,

• the Telecommunications Act 1997,

• the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999,

• the Spam Act 2003,

• the Do Not Call Register Act 2006,

• the Interactive Gambling Act 2001

Various regulations:

1. Broadcasting:

Certify that the diffused program is standard, regulate licence condition, and control content of Australian programs (also children's programs)…

2. Internet

Inform the community about illegal and offensive material online, regulate prohibited online gambling from outside of Australia and make website creator respect the Internet and Mobile Content and the Internet Industry Codes of Practice

3. Telecommunication

4. Radiofrequency (Span of electromagnetic frequencies)

Manage interference between users.

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The Australian communication and media authority (ACMA)is a part of the federal gouvernment who iis in chardge to regulate broadcasting, internet, telecomunication and radiocomunication. Established the 1 Jun