Skip to main
Help and resources
Register
for My Account
Sign in
to My Account
Search
Australian Government
Federal Register of Legislation
Site navigation
Constitution
Acts
Legislative instruments
Notifiable instruments
Gazettes
Administrative Arrangements
Prerogative instruments
Norfolk Island
Home
Acts
In force
Text
Details
Authorises
Downloads
All versions
Interactions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
In force
Administered by
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Latest version
Order print copy
Save this title to My Account
Set up an alert
C2022C00075 (C30)
18 February 2022
Legislation text
View document
Select value
Act
Filter active
Table of contents
Enter text to search the table of contents
Collapse
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
3A Digital media service
4 Extension to external Territories
Collapse
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
Collapse
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
Collapse
Part IIIA—Merit based appointment of non executive Directors
Collapse
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
Collapse
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
Collapse
Part IVA—Corporate plans
31B Matters to be included in corporate plans
31C Corporate plans to be given to Minister
Collapse
Part V—Employees
32 Staff of Corporation
33 The Corporation is to achieve and maintain high standards as an employer
Collapse
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
Collapse
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
Collapse
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history