44-619: RBM is a three-letter acronym. It refers to: 89.1 Radio Blue Mountains , Radio station in Katoomba, New South Wales Restricted Boltzmann machine , a type of neural network used in artificial intelligence applications Rust Belt Music , a San Franciscan band Rani Bilashmoni Govt. Boys' High School Réseau des Bains de Mer a group of metre gauge railways centred on Noyelles-sur-Mer in France Racing Bart Mampaey ,
88-646: A complaints mechanism for Australian residents and law enforcement agencies to report prohibited online content, including child sexual abuse material . Within the scheme, which operates under Schedules 5 and 7 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 , content is assessed with reference to the same criteria within the National Classification Scheme that applies to films and computer games in Australia. The ACMA Hotline
132-454: A focus on agency innovation: Major program delivery – through resource and program management with fully effective corporate governance: Effective regulation – doing the 'day job' of the regulatory agency with effective and efficient regulatory administration and operations coupled with extensive stakeholder engagement: Representing Australia's interests internationally (see International Telecommunication Union ) The ACMA administers
176-541: A manufacturer of internet filtering software, contained 2395 sites. Approximately half of the sites on the list were not related to child pornography, and included online gambling sites, YouTube pages, gay, straight, and fetish pornography sites, Misplaced Pages entries, euthanasia sites, websites of fringe religions, Christian sites, and even the websites of a tour operator and a Queensland dentist. Colin Jacobs, spokesman for lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia , said that there
220-505: A much wider national and international audience through internet streaming. Radio Blue Mountains is a member of the CBAA Community Radio Network , a national network that provides a wide range of programming when local presenters are unavailable. The station is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship and is run on behalf of the members by a dedicated management committee. In 1985
264-518: A new agreement for sharing of information about serious child abuse material, including an arrangement whereby the ACMA can report content through INHOPE based on where content may be produced, as well as where it is hosted During National Child Protection Week 2013, the ACMA Hotline conducted 418 investigations involving over 4,700 images of abused children to Australian police agencies or through
308-690: A racing team competing in the World Touring Car Championship , running the BMW Team RBM operation Richards Bay Minerals , a South African mining company Reflected Brownian motion , a class of stochastic process Rating and Billing Manager , Business support system (billing) solution Results-based management (RBM) is a management strategy which uses feedback loops to achieve strategic goals. Straubing Wallmühle Airport in Germany Topics referred to by
352-409: A webform on the ACMA's website. Popularly held misconceptions about the ACMA's regulatory role include that it investigates and takes action on whole websites (it investigates specific URLs, images or files) and that the ACMA causes blocking of content at an ISP level (it notifies overseas hosted content to optional end-user filters). In February 2013, the ACMA and Australian Federal Police announced
396-555: A wide range of responsibilities, it does so against a backdrop of rapid change. Many of the controls on the production and distribution of content and the provision of telecommunications services through licensing or other subsidiary arrangements, or by standards and codes (whether co-regulatory or self-regulatory) are subject to revision and adaptation to the networked society and information economy. Moreover, there are new platforms, applications, business models, value chains and forms of social interaction available with more to come in what
440-939: Is a converged regulator, created to oversee the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications and the internet. ACMA is an independent government agency managed by an executive team comprising the Chair (who is also the Agency Head), Deputy Chair (who is also the chief executive officer). ACMA collects revenue on behalf of the Australian Government through broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications taxes, charges and license fees. It also collects revenue from price-based allocation of spectrum. The corporate structure comprises four divisions – Communications Infrastructure, Content, Consumer and Citizen, Corporate and Research, and Legal Services. ACMA has responsibilities under four principal Acts –
484-419: Is a dynamic, innovative environment. Other challenges for regulators include cross-jurisdictional issues and the need for engagement and collaboration with stakeholders locally, regionally and internationally. ACMA has developed a 'converged communications regulator' framework which seeks to bring to the global discussion a 'common ground' to deliver outcomes in the public interest. The four cornerstone parts to
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#1732771971893528-694: Is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio . ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority. ACMA is responsible for collecting broadcasting, radiocommunication and telecommunication taxes, and regulating Australian media. It does this through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice. ACMA
572-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 89.1 Radio Blue Mountains Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 is a not-for-profit, all volunteer community radio station serving the Blue Mountains since 1993. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day from its studio in Katoomba , to a potential audience of some 75,000 people across the Blue Mountains and to
616-754: Is one of a global network of international bodies within INHOPE – the International Association of Internet Hotlines that exchange information on child abuse images, pinpointing the hosting countries to help eradicate them from the web. INHOPE consists of 44 members in 38 countries, with members including the Internet Watch Foundation (UK), the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (USA), Cyberia (Canada), Friendly Runlet Foundation (Russian Federation) and
660-511: Is sent with consent, contains sender identification and contact information and includes a functional unsubscribe facility. Some exemptions apply. Members of the public are able to make complaints and reports about commercial electronic messages to ACMA which may conduct formal investigations and take enforcement actions. The ACMA developed the Australian Internet Security Initiative (AISI) to help address
704-470: Is the merging of the previously distinct services by which information is communicated – telephone, television (free-to-air and subscription) radio and newspapers – over digital platforms. ACMA also works with industry and citizens to solve new concerns and mitigate risks arising in the evolving networked society and information economy, recognizing that Australians are interacting with digital communications and content in changing ways. Not only does ACMA address
748-965: The Broadcasting Services Act 1992 , the Telecommunications Act 1997, the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 and the Radiocommunications Act 1992. There are another 22 Acts to which the agency responds in such areas as spam, the Do Not Call Register and interactive gambling. The ACMA also creates and administers more than 523 legislative instruments including radiocommunications, spam and telecommunications regulations; and license area plans for free-to-air broadcasters. ACMA's main offices are located in Canberra , Melbourne and Sydney . Communications convergence
792-580: The ACMA blacklist. He was backed up by ISP Tech 2U, one of six ISPs involved in filtering technology trials. Conroy's denial was called into doubt by the Internet Industry Association (IIA), who publicly condemned the publishing of the list, chief executive Peter Coroneos saying, "No reasonable person could countenance the publication of links which promote access to child abuse images, irrespective of their motivation, which in this case appears to be political." Conroy later claimed
836-433: The ACMA to law enforcement in Australia, or, in the case of child sexual abuse material hosted overseas, through INHOPE for rapid police notification and take-down in the host country. The ACMA publishes comprehensive statistics and information about the ACMA Hotline on its website. The majority of investigations the ACMA conducts concern online child sexual abuse material. Complaints to the ACMA Hotline are usually made via
880-702: The Blue Mountains Public Broadcasting Society Inc was inaugurated in Leura and on 25 August 1985 the Society was listed on the Australian Business Register. Initial test broadcasts were conducted over a period of a week that occurred four times a year until 1993. The transmission was set up in a very large abandoned home located in a gully in Leura, a small village east of Katoomba. Although the house
924-468: The Blue Mountains community, ranging from programs for people with disabilities, to others featuring local bands, interviews with people of interest to Blue Mountains residents and occasional live outside broadcasts are also a feature of its programming. The station's programs involve a wide range of music styles including jazz, country, rock, dance, blues and classical as well as coverage of local issues and events. Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 works closely with
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#1732771971893968-487: The INHOPE international network for action overseas. During the week, the ACMA announced it is now working more closely with CrimeStoppers in Australia to make it easier to report illegal online content. The ACMA's online role is not connected to ISP blocking 'worst of the worst' child abuse material, which was operated by ISPs and the Australian Federal Police . In July 2015, this function moved to
1012-490: The Internet Hotline Center Japan. If prohibited online content is found in Australia, it is issued with a take-down notice after being formally classified; if it is hosted overseas it is notified to optional end-user Family Friendly Filters that are accredited by industry through the Internet Industry Association (these are available at cost from ISPs). All potentially illegal content is reported by
1056-610: The Office of the Children's safety Commissioner. ACMA operates Australia's Do Not Call Register, which is a scheme to reduce unsolicited telemarketing calls and marketing faxes to individuals who have indicated they do not want to receive such calls by registering their private and domestic telephone (including mobile) and fax numbers on the Register. The scheme has been in operation since May 2007. Since mid-2013, Salmat has managed
1100-462: The Register on behalf of ACMA. ACMA is responsible for enforcing the Spam Act 2003 which prohibits the sending of unsolicited commercial electronic messages with an Australian link. A message has an Australian link if it originates, or was authorised, in Australia, or if the message was accessed in Australia. Anyone who sends commercial email, SMS, or instant messages must ensure that the message
1144-733: The all sections of the Blue Mountains community. Its close relationship with the Blue Mountains City Council has led to efforts to establish the station as an emergency communicator in times of bushfires and other catastrophes. The station encourages local musicians and highlights social and cultural activity in the Upper Blue Mountains through on-air interviews along with its daily promotion of community events through its Community Notice Board segments. Australian Communications and Media Authority The Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA )
1188-524: The blacklist after the ACMA blocked several WikiLeaks pages following their publication of the Danish blacklist. Assange said that "This week saw Australia joining China and the United Arab Emirates as the only countries censoring WikiLeaks." Three lists purporting to be from the ACMA were published online over a seven-day period. The leaked list, which was reported to have been obtained from
1232-538: The community. In 1994 the station purchased a satellite dish to enable it to receive the CBAA Community Radio Network programme feed, allowing Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 to broadcast 24 hours a day. The Society celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2007. In August 2008 the station obtained a licence to broadcast on the Internet and began implementing Internet streaming systems. In early 2016
1276-435: The framework, each divided into two sub-streams, are outlined below along with the main functions of ACMA under each task. Bridging to the future – active engagement with the currents of change and proactive development of responses through thought leadership and regulatory development: Transforming the agency – adapting the organization to the changing world of convergence by ensuring a structural fit with convergence and
1320-535: The grounds that Whirlpool, a customer of Bulletproof Networks, posted a link to a blacklisted, anti-abortion web site. There was a controversy that the material hosted by Whirlpool was the response notification from ACMA stating that the website had been blacklisted (the notice included the address of the website that had been blacklisted). On 19 March 2009 it was reported that the ACMA's blacklist of banned sites had been leaked online, and had been published by WikiLeaks . Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, obtained
1364-614: The leaked blacklist published on WikiLeaks closely resembled the official blacklist, admitting that the latest list (dated 18 March) "seemed to be close" to ACMA's current blacklist. In an estimates hearing of the Australian Federal Government on 25 May 2009 it was revealed that the leak was taken so seriously that it was referred to the Australian Federal Police for investigation. It was further stated that distribution of further updates to
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1408-475: The list have been withheld until recipients can improve their security. Nerida O'Laughlin of the ACMA confirmed that the list has been reviewed and as of 30 April consists of 997 URLs. In 2021, Schedules 5 and 7 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 were repealed as part of the enactment of the Online Safety Act 2021 . This Act established the eSafety Commissioner (section 26) and, under part 3 of
1452-447: The list published on WikiLeaks and the ACMA blacklist were the same, saying "This is not the ACMA blacklist." He stated that the leaked list was alleged to be current on 6 August 2008 and contained 2,400 URLs, where the ACMA blacklist for the same date contained 1,061 URLs. He added that the ACMA advised that there were URLs on the leaked list that had never been the subject of a complaint or ACMA investigation, and had never been included on
1496-454: The list was not the real blacklist and described its leak and publication as "grossly irresponsible" and that it undermined efforts to improve "cyber safety". He said that ACMA was investigating the incident and considering a range of possible actions including referral to the Australian Federal Police , and that Australians involved in making the content available would be at "serious risk of criminal prosecution". Conroy initially denied that
1540-437: The problem of computers being compromised by the surreptitious installation of malicious software (malware). 'Malware' enables a computer to be controlled remotely for illegal and harmful activities without the owner's knowledge. Malware can: The Telecommunications Sector Security Reform (TSSR) commenced on 18 September 2018. TSSR introduces four new measures: In 2000, a legislative framework for online content regulation
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1628-449: The station learned that the state owned government building that has housed the station since it commenced officially broadcasting in 1993 was to be sold. With the support from TAFE NSW, a new lease was negotiated with TAFE executives. The partial office move commenced in May 2016 and the studios followed late October that year. The station's diverse programming is designed to suit the needs of
1672-594: The third and second last major transmission took place. In June 1992, the then- Australian Broadcasting Tribunal granted a full-time community broadcasting license to the Society. Two studios were built by the technical students from the Technical Education College in a former ambulance service station that held two ambulances at 7 Gang Gang St, Katoomba. Funding was provided by the Blue Mountains City Council. The society
1716-603: Was amended further in 2007 by the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Act (2007) as Schedule 5 only applied to stored content made available over the Internet but did not apply easily to "ephemeral" content such as streamed material. A new schedule (schedule 7) was introduced to regulate this content consistently with the national classifications system. On 10 March 2009, the ACMA issued an "interim link-deletion notice" to Bulletproof Networks, an Australian web-hosting company, on
1760-407: Was condemned and unfit for inhabitance, it was provided by the Blue Mountains City Council after it was claimed in lieu of rates. It was later demolished after having served its time as the first home for Radio Blue Mountains. The station gained much interest over the next several years as it conducted numerous tests up to 1992. At this point the station had started to relocate to Katoomba in 1992 where
1804-528: Was designed to be consistent with the national classifications system (the Code and Classification Guidelines established by the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995). Through this mechanism of establishing what content is prohibited or possibly prohibited, ACMA effectively creates a "blacklist" of content to which Internet service providers must deny users access. This framework
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1848-722: Was established by adding a new schedule (schedule 5) to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 . The Australian Broadcasting Authority was responsible for managing and enforcing the framework, and this responsibility passed to ACMA in 2005. The key element to the framework was the establishment of a complaints mechanism under Part 4 of the Schedule. Members of the public could complain to ACMA about offensive material online, ACMA could investigate, and then notify Internet service providers to prevent access to prohibited content. The framework also permitted ACMA to initiate an 'own-motion' investigation into potentially prohibited content. The framework
1892-514: Was no mechanism for a site operator to know they got onto the list or to request to be removed from it. Australia's Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy later blamed the addition of the dentist's website to the blacklist on the "Russian mob". Associate professor Bjorn Landfeldt of the University of Sydney said that the leaked list "constitutes a condensed encyclopedia of depravity and potentially very dangerous material". Stephen Conroy said
1936-548: Was offered a peppercorn (very small) rent for rooms in the lower section of the Nepean Community College which in turn had a peppercorn rent with TAFE NSW. The station remained there broadcasting continually until 25 October 2016, when it then moved to new studios in Parke St and recommenced broadcasting a few days later on 28 October. On 8 January 1993 the society began its first official public broadcast to
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