Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
http://www.acma.gov.au/
$195M
2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)$120M
2024-25 Total Revenue600
Headcount (2024-25)New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$79.2M
Digital Budget
$23.8M
July 2024 — January 2026
The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.
Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$30.8M
Digital Budget
$14.2M
July 2023 — June 2026
The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.
Digital First (DF) Program
National Archives of Australia
Total Budget
$25.1M
Digital Budget
$20.6M
July 2023 — June 2026
The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.
Fighting SMS Scams
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$10.9M
Digital Budget
$3.2M
October 2024 — July 2026
This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.
Spectrum Management
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$20.9M
October 2022 — May 2027
The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.
10 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
The ACMA contributes to maximising the economic and social benefits of communications infrastructure, content and services for Australia. We do this by maintaining, enforcing and improving regulation to drive industry performance and protect consumers. We manage public resources to enable industry to deliver services to the community.
PURPOSE
The ACMA contributes to maximising the economic and social benefits of communications infrastructure, content and services for Australia. We do this by maintaining, enforcing and improving regulation to drive industry performance and protect consumers. We manage public resources to enable industry to deliver services to the community.
Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.12Strategic priorities
· 3
Outcomes
· 1
Outcome 1: A communications and media environment that balances the needs of industry and the Australian community through regulation, education and advice
The ACMA’s 2024–25 PBS sets out the resources allocated to the ACMA by government to deliver Outcome 1 and the 2 programs that contribute to it.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
· 5
integrity
collaboration
engagement
transparency
accountability
Performance measures
· 4
| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | Proportion of adult cyber abuse complaints where action is taken | At least 80% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.81 | Target met Annual Report 2024-25 · p.229 | Achieved |
CCE02 | Proportion of cyberbullying complaints where action is taken | At least 80% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.81 | Target met Annual Report 2024-25 · p.229 | Achieved |
CCE03 | Proportion of image-based abuse complaints where action is taken | At least 80% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.81 | Target met Annual Report 2024-25 · p.229 | Achieved |
CCE04 | Proportion of critical Online Content Scheme investigations actioned within two business days | At least 90% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.81 | Target met Annual Report 2024-25 · p.229 | Achieved |
Source documents
· 5
2024-25
10.55 MB ACMA and eSafety annual report 2024–25
Open
2025-26
2.66 MB ACMA and eSafety corporate plan 2025–26
Open
2024-25
3.73 MB ACMA and eSafety corporate plan 2024–25
Open
2024-25
572.52 KB Data strategy 2024–25
Open
2024
Policy for the responsible use of AI in government
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
· 8
Proportion of adult cyber abuse complaints where action is taken
Increase the proportion of adult cyber abuse complaints where action is taken by implementing a dedicated task force.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Adopt Deloitte’s Cyber Strategy Framework
Adopt the Deloitte Cyber Strategy Framework to enhance the ACMA’s cyber safety measures.
consulting-deloitte.com-government-public.txt
Implement eSafety Regulation Compliance Audits
Conduct regular compliance audits for eSafety regulation adherence to ensure industry compliance.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.81]
Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class
Create a public dashboard to display weekly active compliance monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Proportion of critical Online Content Scheme investigations actioned within two business days
Increase the proportion of critical Online Content Scheme investigations actioned within two business days by streamlining processes.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Adopt World Bank Governance Best Practices
Adopt World Bank Governance Best Practices to enhance regulatory efficiency and transparency.
association-worldbank.org-governance.txt
Enhance First Nations Regulatory Oversight
Enhance regulatory oversight for First Nations Australians to ensure compliance with cultural and environmental regulations.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.16]
Implement a complaint tracking system for online safety issues
Implement a complaint tracking system to monitor and resolve online safety issues more efficiently.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Proportion of adult cyber abuse complaints where action is taken
Increase the proportion of adult cyber abuse complaints where action is taken by implementing a dedicated task force.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Adopt Deloitte’s Cyber Strategy Framework
Adopt the Deloitte Cyber Strategy Framework to enhance the ACMA’s cyber safety measures.
consulting-deloitte.com-government-public.txt
Implement eSafety Regulation Compliance Audits
Conduct regular compliance audits for eSafety regulation adherence to ensure industry compliance.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.81]
Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class
Create a public dashboard to display weekly active compliance monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Proportion of critical Online Content Scheme investigations actioned within two business days
Increase the proportion of critical Online Content Scheme investigations actioned within two business days by streamlining processes.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Adopt World Bank Governance Best Practices
Adopt World Bank Governance Best Practices to enhance regulatory efficiency and transparency.
association-worldbank.org-governance.txt
Enhance First Nations Regulatory Oversight
Enhance regulatory oversight for First Nations Australians to ensure compliance with cultural and environmental regulations.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.16]
Implement a complaint tracking system for online safety issues
Implement a complaint tracking system to monitor and resolve online safety issues more efficiently.
2024-25.pages.jsonl [AR p.229]
Legislation administered
· 8
1997
Telecommunications Act 1997
The entity administers regulations for telecommunications services.
1999
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
The entity administers regulations for consumer protection and service standards in telecommunications.
2003
Spam Act 2003
The entity administers regulations for unsolicited commercial electronic messages.
2006
Do Not Call Register Act 2006
The entity administers regulations for the Do Not Call Register.
Source library
· 10
11.1MB
2024-25.pdf
2.8MB
2025-26.pdf
3.9MB
2024-25.pdf
582KB
ACMA-20Emissions-20Reduction-20Plan-202025-26.pdf
312KB
Harradine-20report-201-20July-20to-2031-20December-202025.pdf
257KB
Harradine-20January-20to-20June-202025.pdf
200KB
ACMA-20Indexed-20list-20of-20file-20titles-20--201-20July-20to-2031-20December-2.pdf
194KB
Harradine.pdf
586KB
Data-20strategy-202025.pdf
602KB
Policy-20for-20the-20responsible-20use-20of-20AI-20in-20government-20v1.1.pdf
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