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Proposed reforms to the broadcasting regulatory powers of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Submissions closed)
The Australian Government considers there may be a case for enhancing the broadcasting enforcement powers of the communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), following the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and Australian Communications Authority.
An issues paper outlining a number of reform options being considered has been released, seeking submissions from the public by Friday 9 December 2005.
The Report of Professor Ian Ramsay, Reform of the Australian Broadcasting Authority’s Enforcement Powers, is available from the 
ACMA website.
Submissions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (File size: 118Kb)
- Australian Caption Centre (File size: 2.8Mb)
- Australian Film Commission (File size: 124Kb)
- Australian Narrowcast Radio Association (File size: 1Mb)
- Centre for Media and Communications Law – University of Melbourne (size 81Kb) or
Centre for Media and Communications Law – University of Melbourne (size 207Kb)
- Commercial Radio Australia (File size: 269Kb)
- Free TV Australia Limited (File size: 173Kb)
- Friends of the ABC (W.A.) (File size: 2Mb)
- Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (File size: 41Kb) or Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (File format: RTF, file size 27Kb)
- Screen Producers Association of Australia (File size: 62Kb) or Screen Producers Association of Australia(File format: RTF, file size 455Kb)
- Special Broadcasting Services Corporation (File size: 45Kb)
- Young Media Australia (File size: 81Kb) or Young Media Australia (RTF format, size 187Kb)