SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991 No. 180, 1991
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991 No. 180, 1991 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1 - PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Extension to external Territories PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SBS 5. Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 6. Charter of the SBS 7. Establishment of Special Broadcasting Service Board 8. Constitution of the Board 9. Role of the Board 10. Duties of the Board 11. Minister may give directions to the Board 12. Minister may give directions to the SBS in the national interest 13. SBS and Board not otherwise subject to Government direction 14. Managing Director 15. Duties of the Managing Director PART 3 - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR Division 1 - Provisions relating to non-executive Directors 16. This Division applies to non-executive Directors 17. Appointment of non-executive Directors 18. Term of appointment 19. Non-executive Directors hold office on part-time basis 20. Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act 21. Appointment of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson 22. Board's functions and powers not affected by vacancy etc. 23. Remuneration and allowances of non-executive Directors 24. Acting Chairperson and other acting non-executive Directors 25. Leave of absence of non-executive Directors 26. Resignation of non-executive Directors 27. Removal of non-executive Directors from office Division 2 - Provisions relating to the Managing Director 28. Appointment of Managing Director 29. Term of appointment of Managing Director 30. Managing Director holds office on a full-time basis 31. Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act 32. Remuneration and allowances of Managing Director 33. Acting Managing Director 34. Leave of absence of Managing Director 35. Resignation of Managing Director 36. Duty of Managing Director to disclose certain interests 37. Removal of Managing Director from office Division 3 - Meetings of the Board 38. Meetings of the Board 39. Presiding at meetings 40. Quorum and voting at meetings 41. Conduct of meetings 42. Resolutions without formal meetings 43. Duty of Directors to disclose certain interests at meetings PART 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SBS 44. General powers of the SBS 45. Advertising and sponsorship 46. Community information 47. Corporate plans 48. Matters to be included in corporate plans 49. Corporate plans to be given to Minister 50. Community Advisory Committee 51. Board to notify Minister of certain matters 52. Power to form companies etc. PART 5 - STAFF 53. Staff of the SBS until section 54 commences 54. Staff of the SBS 55. The SBS is to achieve and maintain high standards as an employer PART 6 - FINANCE 56. Money to be appropriated 57. Money of the SBS 58. Application and investment of money 59. Borrowing from the Commonwealth 60. Borrowings otherwise than from the Commonwealth 61. Guarantee of borrowings 62. The SBS may give security 63. Borrowings not otherwise permitted 64. Delegation by Treasurer 65. Hedging contracts etc. 66. Estimates 67. Limits on contracts 68. Taxation
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69. Application to the SBS of Division 3 of Part XI of Audit Act PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS 70. Application of Broadcasting Act 71. Provision and operation of transmission facilities etc. 72. Lines for conveyance of electric current to transmission facilities 73. Matters to be included in annual report 74. Delegation by the SBS 75. Delegation by Managing Director 76. Regulations PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL 77. Interpretation 78. Person holding office as Executive Director of the old body corporate 79. Person holding office as member of the old body corporate 80. Persons employed or engaged by the old body corporate 81. Persons engaged under section 53 82. Delegations and authorisations 83. References to old body corporate in instruments etc. 84. Property, powers, liabilities etc. 85. Saving of proceedings 86. Judicial notice 87. Application of money 88. First estimates 89. Bank accounts to be treated as if opened under this Act 90. Audit 91. Annual report and financial statements 92. Transfer of appropriations PART 9 - CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942 93. Principal Act 94. Interpretation 95. Use of lines for transmission of programs 96. Insertion of new section: 15F. Remuneration 97. Ordinary inquiries 98. Directed inquiries 99. Area inquiries 100. Repeal of Parts III and IIIA 101. Purpose of limited licence 102. Retransmission permits 103. Special provisions relating to advertisements 104. Particulars of programs to be made available 105. Certain programs to be made available to licensees 106. Corporation and the SBS may make programs available to certain licensees 107. Televising of sporting events and entertainment 108. Broadcasting of political or controversial matter 109. Identification etc. in relation to political matter