Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016

This Act is the Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“arrangement” includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied;“Authority” means the Info‑communications Media Development Authority established by section 3;“broadcasting licence” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;“broadcasting service” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;“Chairperson”, in relation to the Authority, means the member of the Authority who is appointed under section 13(1)(a) as the Chairperson of the Authority, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Authority, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;“code of practice” means a code of practice issued under section 61;“committee”, in relation to the Authority, means a committee of the Authority appointed under section 36;“committee member” means a member of a committee of the Authority appointed under section 36;“control” includes control as a result of, or by means of, any agreement, arrangement, understanding or practice, whether or not having legal or equitable force and whether or not based on legal or equitable rights;“controller”, in relation to an essential resource, means a person who controls the use of the essential resource and is designated by the Authority as a controller of the essential resource in a manner as will secure adequate notice to that person of the designation;“delegate”, in relation to the Authority, means a person to whom the Authority, under section 38(1), delegates any of its functions or powers;“Deputy Chairperson”, in relation to the Authority, means the member of the Authority who is appointed under section 13(1)(b) as the Deputy Chairperson of the Authority;“document” includes any device or medium on which information is recorded or stored;“employee”, in relation to the Authority, means —

in the case of section 6(2)(r) and Part 9, an individual who is employed by the Authority under a contract of service; or

in any other case, an individual who is employed by the Authority under a contract of service or who is otherwise engaged to perform duties in the Authority;“essential resource” means any apparatus, accessory, system, service, information or other resource of any kind that is —

used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of any media service; and

specified by the Authority to be an essential resource, of which notice is published or given by the Authority in a manner that will secure adequate publicity or notice of that specification;“function”, in relation to the Authority, means a function conferred on the Authority by this Act or any other Act;“information and communications service” means any service involving the use of information and communications technology;“information and communications system” means any system used or intended to be used for information and communications technology;“information and communications technology” means any technology employed in the collection, storage, use or transmission of information, and includes a technology that involves the use of a computer or a telecommunication system;“information, communications and media industry” means an industry comprising persons who carry on any business or engage in any commercial activity in connection with one or more, or any part, or any combination, of the following:

an information and communications service;

a media service;

an information and communications system;

an information and communications technology;“inspecting officer” means an individual who is appointed as an inspecting officer under section 42;“media” means —

a film as defined in section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

a newspaper;

a broadcasting service;

a publication as defined in section 2 of the Undesirable Publications Act 1967; or

any other medium of communication of information, entertainment or other matter to the public (or a section of the public) that the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, specify,and “media industry” and “media service” have corresponding meanings;“media resource” means any accessory, apparatus, building, equipment, information, land, machinery, service, structure, system, or other resource of any kind, that is used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of any media service;“member”, in relation to the Authority, means a member of the Authority appointed under section 11, and includes a temporary member appointed under section 15(2);“newspaper” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;“newspaper company” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;“newspaper permit” means a permit granted under section 21 of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;“owner”, in relation to an essential resource, means a person who owns the essential resource and is designated by the Authority as an owner of that essential resource in a manner that will secure adequate notice to that person of the person’s designation;“power”, in relation to the Authority, means a power given to the Authority by this Act or any other Act;“proprietor”, in relation to a newspaper, has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;[Deleted by Act 13 of 2026 wef 02/10/2026]“standard of performance” means a standard of performance issued under section 61;“telecommunication service” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999;“telecommunication system” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999;“telecommunications” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999.