Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACT 1997 No. 52 of 1997 - SECT 50

(1) This section applies to the ACA's annual report for a financial year
prepared under section 63H of the Audit Act 1901.

(2) The annual report must include:

   (a)  a copy of each policy notification given to the ACA under section 11
        during the financial year; and

   (b)  a copy of each direction given to the ACA under section 12 during the
        financial year; and

   (c)  if:

        (i)    the ACA gave an instrument to a carrier or to a carriage
               service provider under section 581 of the Telecommunications
               Act 1997 during the financial year; and

        (ii)   in the ACA's opinion, the instrument does not contain
               confidential information; a copy of the instrument; and

   (d)  in relation to each instrument the ACA gave as mentioned in
        subparagraph (c)(i) and that, in the ACA's opinion, contains
        confidential information:

        (i)    if, in the ACA's opinion, part of the instrument can be
               reproduced in the annual report without disclosing confidential
               information-a copy of that part; and

        (ii)   if subparagraph (i) does not apply-a statement specifying the
               instrument and the carrier or carriage service provider to
               which, and the day on which, it was given; and

        (iii)  a statement that, because of confidential information contained
               in the instrument, or in a part of it, as the case requires,
               the instrument or part is not reproduced in the annual report;
               and

        (iv)   a note summarising so much of the instrument as is not so
               reproduced, but without disclosing any information that, in the
               ACA's opinion, is confidential; and

   (e)  a report on:

        (i)    the number and types of complaints made under Part 26 of the
               Telecommunications Act 1997 during the financial year; and

        (ii)   the investigations conducted under Part 26 of that Act during
               the financial year as a result of complaints made under Part 26
               of that Act; and

        (iii)  the results of those investigations; and

   (f)  a report on the operation of Part 6 of the Telecommunications 
        Act 1997 during the financial year; and

   (g)  a report setting out statistical information relating to information
        or documents disclosed under Division 3 of Part 13 of the
        Telecommunications Act 1997, where the disclosure:

        (i)    occurred during the financial year; and

        (ii)   is covered by a report given to the ACA under section 308 of
               the Telecommunications Act 1997.