Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1983 No. 7 of 1983 - SECT 11

11. (1) Any person who was an officer (including an officer on probation) or a
temporary employee of the Australian Broadcasting Commission immediately
before the commencing day by virtue of his having been appointed or engaged
under sub-section 43 (2) of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942
continues, subject to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, as an
officer or temporary employee, as the case may be, of the Corporation as if he
had been appointed or engaged under section 33 of that last-mentioned Act.

(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply in relation to a person whose employment as
an officer or temporary employee of the Australian Broadcasting Commission
would, if the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 and this Act had
not been enacted, have terminated immediately before the commencing day.

(3) The Managing Director shall, upon the commencing day, be deemed to have
determined under sub-section 33 (10) of the Australian Broadcasting 
Corporation Act 1983 terms and conditions of employment of officers and
temporary employees of the Corporation to whom sub-section (1) of this section
applies that are the same as the terms and conditions of employment of those
officers and temporary employees immediately before the commencing day.

(4) If a direction was given under section 54 of the Broadcasting and
Television Act 1942 in relation to an officer of the Corporation to whom
sub-section (1) of this section applies, who had been appointed to the service
of the Australian Broadcasting Commission on probation and whose appointment
had not been confirmed before the commencing day, that direction has effect
for the purposes of section 33 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 
1983 
as if it were a direction given by the Managing Director.

(5) On the commencing day the general manager of the Australian Broadcasting
Commission ceases to hold office but, if he was, immediately before his
appointment as general manager, an officer of the Australian Broadcasting
Commission-

   (a)  sub-section (1) applies to him as if he were such an officer
        immediately before the commencing day; and

   (b)  if he has not been appointed to be the Managing Director of the
        Corporation, he continues, subject to the
        Australian Broadcasting Corporation  Act 1983 , as an unattached
        officer of the Corporation with such designation and salary as are
        determined under sub-section 33 (3) of that Act.