On 12 June 2015, the then Minister for Communications, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, announced a review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) (the Review).

The overall objective of the Review was to examine the performance of the ACMA in achieving good regulatory outcomes in the communications and media sectors.

In undertaking the Review, the Department of Communications and the Arts (the Department) had regard to the ACMA’s objectives, functions, structure, performance, governance and resource base. In doing so, the Review incorporates the broad requirements of the Government’s Contestability Program and Regulator Performance Framework to assess the ACMA’s efficiency and effectiveness in administrating communications laws and regulations.