Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00177:section:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00177
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6
Character Range: 13674–14263

6  Establishment
 (1) The Australian Communications and Media Authority is established by this section.
Note: The ACMA does not have a legal identity separate from the Commonwealth.
 (2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
 (a) the ACMA is a listed entity; and
 (b) the Chair is the accountable authority of the ACMA; and
 (c) the ACMA officials are officials of the ACMA; and
 (d) the purposes of the ACMA include the functions of the ACMA referred to in Division 2 of Part 2.

Division 2—Functions