Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1983 No. 7 of 1983 - SECT 19

19. (1) If the Australian Broadcasting Commission had not, before the
commencing day, furnished a report and financial statement in relation to the
operations of the Commission during the year that ended on 30 June last
preceding that day, the Board shall cause to be prepared a financial statement
and report on the operations of the Commission during that year in accordance
with section 78 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942 and,
notwithstanding the repeal of that section effected by this Act, that section
continues in force for the purpose of the preparation of that financial
statement and report as if a reference in that section to the Commission were
a reference to the Corporation.

(2) If the commencing day is a day other than 1 July, the report and financial
statement in relation to the operations of the Corporation during the year
ending on 30 June next following the commencing day that is required to be
prepared by section 63M of the Audit Act 1901 as that section applies to the
Corporation by virtue of section 72 of the Australian Broadcasting 
Corporation Act 1983 shall include a report and financial statement in
relation to the operations of the Australian Broadcasting Commission during
the part of that year that preceded the commencing day.

(3) A report by the Corporation that relates to operations of the Australian
Broadcasting Commission shall include any matters that would have been
required to be included in a report relating to those operations prepared
under section 78 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942 if the
Australian  Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 and this Act had not been
enacted.