Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"ACMA" means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
"ACMA official" means:
(a) a member; or
(b) an associate member; or
(c) a member of the ACMA staff; or
(d) a person whose services are made available to the ACMA under subsection 55(1).
"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.
"authorised disclosure information" means:
(a) information that was given in confidence to the ACMA in connection with the performance of any of the ACMA's functions or the exercise of any of its powers; or
(b) information that was obtained by the ACMA as a result of the exercise of any of its powers under:
(i) Part 2, 5, 7, 9E or 13 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ; or
(ia) Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 ; or
(ii) Chapter 3, 5 or 6 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ; or
(iii) Part 3, 6, 21, 26 or 27 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 ; or
(iv) Schedule 3A to the Telecommunications Act 1997 ; or
(v) Part 2 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 ; or
(c) information that was obtained by the ACMA as a result of the exercise of powers under a provision that:
(i) allows the ACMA or an ACMA official to require a person to give information or to produce a document; and
(ii) is a provision of an Act or a legislative instrument; and
(iii) is not a provision described in paragraph (b); or
(d) information that was given in confidence to the ACMA by a government authority of a foreign country.
"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.
"foreign country" includes a region, where:
(a) the region is a colony, territory or protectorate of a foreign country; or
(b) the region is part of a foreign country; or
(c) the region is under the protection of a foreign country; or
(d) a foreign country exercises jurisdiction or control over the region; or
(e) a foreign country is responsible for the region's international relations.
"gambling service" has the same meaning as in the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 .
"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 Part 25 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"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 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.
"prohibited interactive gambling service" has the same meaning as in the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 .
"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).
"regulated interactive gambling service" has the same meaning as in the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 .
"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.