The Australian Broadcasting Authority, ABA, was established in 1992 by the Broadcasting Services Act on 5 October 1992. The Act defined the functions of the ABA in terms of regulatory authority, powers and objectives. The latter include promoting the diversity of programs, limits of company owners and control of the media in Australia. The ABA is composed of a president, a deputy director and two associate members.
The ABA is responsible for evaluating the viability of segments and services of the broadcasting industry, both analog and digital. You may renew, grant, suspend, and cancel licenses and collect taxes on such licenses.
In terms of the content of the regulations, the ABA advises different sectors of television, radio and the internet to help them develop content-related codes and complaints about the transmission of inappropriate content. It also develops and manages standards on children's content that is broadcast on commercial television and conducts research on programming interests in the country's communities.
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