Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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