Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
11ACMA’s additional functions
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11 ACMA’s additional functions
(1) The ACMA’s additional functions are as follows: (a) if a written instruction issued by the Minister to do so is in force—to prepare to provide for the management of electronic addressing: (i) of a kind specified in the instruction; and (ii) relating to a kind of listed carriage service specified in the instruction; (b) if an instruction under paragraph (a) and a written instruction issued by the Minister to do so are in force—to provide for the management of electronic addressing: (i) of a kind specified in the instruction under this paragraph and covered by the instruction under paragraph (a); and (ii) relating to a kind of listed carriage service specified in the instruction under this paragraph and covered by the instruction under paragraph (a); (c) to provide services, or facilities, on behalf of the Commonwealth under a contract made by the Commonwealth, where: (i) the services or facilities relate to radiocommunications or telecommunications; or (ii) the provision of the services or facilities utilises the ACMA’s spare capacity; or (iii) the provision of the services or facilities maintains or improves the specialised technical skills of the ACMA’s staff in relation to radiocommunications or telecommunications; (d) such functions as are conferred on the ACMA by or under: (i) this Act (other than section 8, 9 or 10); or (ii) any other law (other than a law to the extent to which it confers functions described in section 8, 9 or 10); (e) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions. (2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not authorise the ACMA to perform a function if the performance of the function would impede the ACMA’s capacity to perform its other functions.