AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983 - SECT 8 Duties of the Board

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983 - SECT 8

  (1)   It is the duty of the Board:

  (a)   to ensure that the functions of the Corporation are performed efficiently and with the maximum benefit to the people of Australia;

  (b)   to maintain the independence and integrity of the Corporation;

  (c)   to ensure that the gathering and presentation by the Corporation of news and information is accurate and impartial according to the recognized standards of objective journalism; and

  (d)   to ensure that the Corporation does not contravene, or fail to comply with:

  (i)   any of the provisions of this Act or any other Act that are applicable to the Corporation; or

  (ii)   any directions given to, or requirements made in relation to, the Corporation under any of those provisions; and

  (e)   to develop codes of practice relating to:

  (i)   programming matters; and

  (ii)   if the Corporation has the function of providing a datacasting service under section   6A--that service;

    and to notify those codes to the ACMA .

  (2)   If the Minister at any time furnishes to the Board a statement of the policy of the Commonwealth Government on any matter relating to broadcasting or digital media services , or any matter of administration, that is relevant to the performance of the functions of the Corporation and requests the Board to consider that policy in the performance of its functions, the Board shall ensure that consideration is given to that policy.

  (3)   Nothing in subsection   ( 1) or (2) is to be taken to impose on the Board a duty that is enforceable by proceedings in a court.