Amateur radio licensing in Australia
In Australia, amateur radio licensing is governed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) under federal regulations. Licences to operate amateur stations are granted to individuals of any age after they demonstrate a knowledge of the appropriate "Amateur Operator's Certificate of Proficiency" syllabus for their license grade. Operator's licences are divided into different classes, and offer different operating privileges in accordance with the increasing knowledge required per licence class. Over time these classes and their knowledge requirements have changed and there now remain three different classes. Current licence classes. The ACMA currently  issues the following grades of licence. Also issued to amateurs are Repeater and Beacon licences. These are issued to qualified radio amateurs that wish to operate an Amateur radio repeater or beacon respectively. Radio Operator testing and licensing. In March 2019, the Australian Maritime College of the University of Tasmania was awarded by the Australian Communications and Media Authority a Deed of Agreement to provide Amateur Radio license testing for Australia, and administration of license issue recommendations to ACMA. AMC has established a system of exam invigilators, often associated with Amateur Radio Clubs, who receive license tests from AMC upon  application by candidates, conduct the test session, and return the tests to AMC for marking and further administration. While ACMA formally issues licenses, it does so upon advice from ACM that also administers beacon and repeater licenses, and changes of licenses.