AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 3A Digital media service
- 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
- 13A Staff - elected 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 IIIA--MERIT---BASED APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Division 1--Establishment and functions of Nomination Panel
- 24A Establishment
- 24B Functions
- 24C Nomination Panel not subject to direction
- 24D Nomination Panel has privileges and immunities of the Crown
Division 2--Constitution and membership of Nomination Panel
- 24E Membership
- 24F Appointment of members
- 24G Acting appointments
- 24H Remuneration
- 24J Leave
- 24K Disclosure of interests to the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
- 24L Disclosure of interests to the Nomination Panel
- 24M Resignation
- 24N Termination of appointment
- 24P Other terms and conditions
Division 3--Meetings of Nomination Panel
- 24Q Holding of meetings
- 24R Presiding at meetings
- 24S Quorum
- 24T Voting at meetings
- 24U Conduct of meetings
- 24V Minutes
Division 4--Role of Minister and Prime Minister etc.
- 24W Selection criteria
- 24X Consultation, and selection of candidate not nominated by Nomination Panel
- 24Y Department's annual report
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
- 31AA Corporation or prescribed companies to be the only providers of Commonwealth - funded international broadcasting services
PART IVA--CORPORATE--PLANS
- 31B Matters to be included in corporate plans
- 31C Corporate plans to be given to Minister
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
