Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 No. 6 of 1983 - SECT 6
Charter of the Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 No. 6 of 1983 - SECT 6
Charter of the Corporation
6. (1) The functions of the Corporation are-
(a) to provide within Australia innovative and comprehensive broadcasting
and television services of a high standard as part of the Australian
broadcasting and television system consisting of national, commercial
and public sectors and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to provide-
(i) broadcasting programs and television programs that contribute
to a sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and
reflect the cultural diversity of, the Australian community;
and
(ii) broadcasting programs and television programs of an educational
nature;
(b) to transmit to countries outside Australia broadcasting programs and
television programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and
cultural enrichment that will-
(i) encourage awareness of Australia and an international
understanding of Australian attitudes on world affairs; and
(ii) enable Australian citizens living or travelling outside
Australia to obtain information about Australian affairs and
Australian attitudes on world affairs; and
(c) to encourage and promote the musical, dramatic and other performing
arts in Australia.
(2) In the provision by the Corporation of its broadcasting and television
services within Australia-
(a) the Corporation shall take account of-
(i) the broadcasting and television services provided by the
commercial and public sectors of the Australian broadcasting
and television system;
(ii) the standards from time to time approved by the Australian
Broadcasting Tribunal in respect of broadcasting and television
services;
(iii) the responsibility of the Corporation as the provider of an
independent national broadcasting and television service to
provide a balance between broadcasting programs and
television programs of wide appeal and specialized
broadcasting programs and television programs;
(iv) the multicultural character of the Australian community; and
(v) in connection with the provision of broadcasting programs and
television programs of an educational nature-the
responsibilities of the States in relation to education; and
(b) the Corporation shall take all such measures, being measures
consistent with the obligations of the Corporation under paragraph
(a), as, in the opinion of the Board, will be conducive to the full
development by the Corporation of suitable broadcasting programs and
television programs.
(3) The functions of the Corporation under sub-section (1) and the duties
imposed on the Corporation under sub-section (2) constitute the Charter of the
Corporation.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be taken to impose on the Corporation a duty
that is enforceable by proceedings in a court.