Australian Communications and Media Authority (Board)
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is the independent statutory authority tasked with ensuring most elements of Australia's media and communications legislation, related regulations, and numerous derived standards and codes of practice operate effectively and efficiently, and in the public interest.
The ACMA is also a 'converged' regulator, created to bring together the threads of the evolving communications universe, specifically in the Australian context the convergence of the four 'worlds' of telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications and the internet.
Congruent with its converged nature, the ACMA bridges a diverse collection of legislated objectives. The agency has responsibilities under four principal acts: the Radio communications Act, the Telecommunications Act, the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act and the Broadcasting Services Act. There are another 22 Acts to which the agency responds in areas such as spam, the Do Not Call Register, and interactive gambling.
Further information
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Type of Body
R. Management Board
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Established By / Under
Act / Regulation
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Established By/Under More info
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
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Paid Members?
Yes
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Max No. of Board/Committee Members
9
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
Yes
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Classification
X. Internal Management
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Auditor
ANAO
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Function Categorization
Executive Management
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Creation Date
1 July 2005
Current board appointments
Position | Appointee | Start Date | End Date |
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Chair | Ms. Nerida O'Loughlin PSM | 14 October 2017 | 13 October 2022 |
Deputy Chair | Ms. Creina Chapman | 11 June 2018 | 10 June 2023 |
Member | Ms. Anita Jacoby | 5 August 2018 | 4 August 2023 |
Member | VACANT | ||
Member | Ms. Delia Rickard | 4 April 2019 | 3 April 2024 |
Member | Mr. Chris Jose | 1 May 2018 | 30 April 2023 |
Member | Mr. James Cameron | 5 August 2018 | 4 August 2021 |
Member | Ms. Fiona Cameron | 23 July 2018 | 22 July 2023 |
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