Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Extension to external Territories  
   5.      Application  
   6.      Members of Commission cease to hold office  
   7.      References to Commission in instruments, &c.  
   8.      Property, powers, liabilities, &c.  
   9.      Saving of proceedings  
   10.     Judicial notice  
   11.     Officers and employees  
   12.     Continuation of positions in Australian Broadcasting Corporation Service  
   13.     Pending promotions  
   14.     Disciplinary action for misconduct  
   15.     Application of moneys  
   16.     Estimates  
   17.     Bank accounts  
   18.     Audit  
   19.     Annual report and financial statements  
   20.     Principal Act  
   21.     Interpretation  
   22.     Holding of inquiries  
   23.     Annual report of Tribunal  
   24.     Membership of Commission  
   25.     Repeal of Divisions 1 and 2 of Part III  
   26.     Functions of Commission  
   27.     Publication of journals, &c., and making, &c., of sound recordings, &c.  
   28.     Power to purchase and dispose of assets  
   29.     Studios to be provided by Commission  
   30.     Authorized transmissions  
   31.     Repeal of sections 65 to 71B  
   32.     Taxation  
   33.     Provision and operation of studios, transmitting stations, &c.  
   34.     Lines for conveyance of electric current to stations  
   35.     National broadcasting translator station licences  
   36.     National television translator station licences  
   37.     Minister may require Commission to refrain from broadcasting or televising any matter  
   38.     Report and financial statement  
   39.     Action under section 64 or 77 to be reported to Parliament  
   40.     Commission to assume certain obligations and liabilities  
   41.     Joint Consultative Committee  
   42.      
   43.     Particulars of programs to be made available  
   44.     Programs of supplementary stations  
   45.     Remuneration  
   46.     Transmission of certain messages  
   47.     Corporation to make certain programs available to commercial television stations  
   48.     Corporation may make programs available to certain licensees  
   49.     Encouragement of Australian artists  
   50.     Televising of sporting events and entertainments  
   51.     Broadcasting or televising of political matter or controversial matter  
   52.     Names of speakers to be announced  
   53.     Records of political matter, &c.  
   54.     Broadcasting or televising of objectionable items  
   55.     Broadcasting programs of other stations prohibited  
   56.     Offence to interfere with the broadcasting or televising of programs  
   57.     Control of broadcasting and television in case of emergency  
   58.     Principal Act  
   59.     Interpretation  
   60.     Television broadcasts and sound broadcasts in which copyright subsists  
   61.     Ownership of copyright in television broadcasts and sound broadcasts  
   62.     Applications to Tribunal for determination of amounts payable for broadcasting published sound recordings  
   63.     Application of Act in relation to countries other than Australia  
   64.     Reception of broadcasts  
   65.     Principal Act  
   66.     Schedule 2  
   67.     Principal Act  
   68.     Broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings  
   69.     Recording of parliamentary proceedings  
   70.     Principal Act  
   71.     Persons other than the Commission not to construct, maintain or operate telecommunications installations