Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Extension to external Territories  

   PART II--ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION

   5.      Australian Broadcasting Corporation  
   6.      Charter of the Corporation  
   6A.     Datacasting functions  
   7.      Establishment of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Board  
   8.      Duties of the Board  
   9.      Managing Director  
   10.     Duties of the Managing Director  
   11.     Advisory Councils and committees  

   PART III--THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

   12.     Membership of Board  
   13.     Tenure of Managing Director  
   14.     Remuneration and allowances  
   14A.    Leave of absence of Managing Director  
   15.     Leave of absence  
   16.     Resignation of non-executive Directors  
   17.     Disclosure of interests  
   18.     Removal from office of non-executive Directors  
   19.     Acting Chairperson  
   20.     Acting Managing Director  
   21.     Acting non-executive Directors  
   22.     Meetings of the Board  
   23.     Delegation by Corporation  
   24.     Delegation by Managing Director  

   PART IV--POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CORPORATION

   25.     General powers of Corporation  
   25A.    Power to form companies etc.  
   25B.    Hedging contracts etc.  
   26.     Corporation to have regard to services of the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation  
   27.     News services  
   28.     Orchestras, bands, concerts etc.  
   29.     Publication of journals etc. and making etc. of sound recordings etc.  
   29A.    Broadcasting facilities may be made available  
   31.     Advertisements  

   PART IVA--CORPORATE PLANS

   31A.    Corporate plans  
   31B.    Matters to be included in corporate plans  
   31C.    Corporate plans to be given to Minister  
   31D.    Board to notify Minister of certain matters  

   PART V--EMPLOYEES

   32.     Staff of Corporation  
   33.     The Corporation is to achieve and maintain high standards as an employer  

   PART VI--FINANCE

   67.     Moneys of the Corporation  
   68.     Application of money  
   70A.    Borrowing from Commonwealth  
   70B.    Borrowings otherwise than from Commonwealth  
   70C.    Guarantee of borrowings by Corporation  
   70D.    Corporation may give security  
   70E.    Borrowings not otherwise permitted  
   71.     Taxation  
   71A.    Delegation by Finance Minister  

   PART VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

   78.     Power of Minister to give directions to Corporation in the national interest  
   79.     Application of Broadcasting Act  
   79AA.   Report by ACMA on degradation of signal quality  
   79A.    Broadcasting of political or controversial matter  
   79B.    Records of matter broadcast  
   80.     Matters to be included in annual report  
   81.     Joint Consultative Committee  
   83.     Regulations and rules