Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 146 of 1988 - SECT 17

17. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection
(6A) the following subsections:

"(6B) The Tribunal may do all things that are necessary or convenient to be
done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the performance of its
functions and, in particular, may:

   (a)  produce, publish or distribute documents;

   (b)  conduct or arrange for conferences or seminars;

   (c)  provide information services;

   (d)  otherwise publish or distribute information;

   (e)  impose charges, subject to subsection (6C), in relation to a matter or
        activity referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); and

   (f)  do anything incidental to any of its powers.
Note: ''document'' is defined by section 25 of the Acts Interpretation Act 
1901 as including, among other things, any article or material from which
sounds, images or writing can be reproduced.

"(6C) The Tribunal shall not impose a charge in relation to the publication of
a document in a particular manner or form if the Tribunal is required by this
Act to publish the document in that manner or form.

"(6D) Subsection (6C) is subject to subsection 124 (3) (which requires the
Tribunal to make information assembled under section 124 available, whether
gratis or otherwise, as the Tribunal thinks fit, to any person upon
request).".