The public consultation period is now closed.
Submissions
ACMA has received submissions to the request for comment on the new Restricted Access System Declaration.
Proposed Restricted Access Systems Declaration for regulating access to MA15+ and R18+ content and amendments to the Telecommunications Service Provider (Mobile Premium Services) Determination 2005 (No.1) and the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997
ACMA is seeking comment on a:
- new draft Restricted Access Systems Declaration 2007 (RAS Declaration);
- draft amendment to the Telecommunications Service Provider (Mobile Premium Services) Determination 2005 (No. 1) (the MPS Determination); and
- draft variation to the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997 (the Numbering Plan).
These instruments will form part of a new regulatory framework for the regulation of content which will commence in January 2008.
The proposed new RAS Declaration will harmonise the regulation of access to age-restricted (MA15+ and R18+) internet content with that of mobile content and newer types of content – for example, live streamed content with an Australia connection – in a single framework.
The draft amendment to the MPS Determination would remove content-related provisions for mobile phones, which would be consolidated under the new regulatory framework in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (BSA).
ACMA is seeking views on having the remaining customer protections in the Mobile Premium Services Industry Scheme, which address prices, terms and conditions for mobile premium services, covered by a consumer code.
Comment is also being sought on a draft amendment to the Numbering Plan that would require age restricted content delivered via premium SMS and MMS services to use numbers beginning with 195 and 196.
The proposed changes to the above instruments follow the passage of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Act 2007 (Content Services Act). The Content Services Act creates a new Schedule 7 to the BSA, which replaces the current online content regulatory framework in Schedule 5 to the BSA.
ACMA invites public submissions on the proposed changes to the legal instruments as outlined in the consultation papers listed below:
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Restricted Access Systems Declaration - Submission period for comment has closed
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Changes to the restrictions on access to Mobile Premium Services -Submission period for comment has closed
If you require a hard copy of the documentation please contact Education and Telephone Content Section at ACMA on (03) 9963 6896.
The closing dates for submissions are:
- Draft Restricted Access Systems Declaration 2007 - closed on Friday 16 November 2007
- Draft amendment to the Telecommunications Service Provider (Mobile Premium Services) Determination 2005 (No. 1), Thursday 29 November 2007
- Draft variation to the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997, Thursday 29 November 2007
Submissions
Submissions on the issues raised in the consultation papers or comment on the above draft instruments are to be sent by email to NewContentRegulation@acma.gov.au or by post to the following address:
Manager
Education and Telephone Content Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO Box 13112 Law Courts
Melbourne VIC 8010
Further information on the Content Services Legislation, the Mobile Premium Services Determination and the Numbering Plan is available on the ACMA website.