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SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991 !!!The following amendment (No. 101, 2006) has not been incorporated. - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement [ see Note 1]
3. Interpretation
4. Extension to external Territories
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 2—Establishment, functions and management of the
SBS

5. Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
6. Charter of the SBS
6A. Datacasting functions
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. Limits on Government directions to SBS
14. Managing Director
15. Duties of the Managing Director
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 3—The Board of Directors and the Managing Director

SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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.
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 6—Finance

56. Money to be appropriated
57. Money of the SBS
58. Application of money
59. Borrowing from the Commonwealth
60. Borrowings otherwise than from the Commonwealth
61. Guarantee of borrowing
62. The SBS may give security
63. Borrowings not otherwise permitted
64. Delegation by Finance Minister
65. Hedging contracts etc.
68. Taxation
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 7—Miscellaneous

70. Application of Broadcasting Act
70AA. Report by ACMA on degradation of signal quality
70A. Broadcasting of political or controversial matter
70B. Records of matter broadcast
70C. Broadcasting of election advertisements
73. Matters to be included in annual report
74. Delegation by the SBS
75. Delegation by Managing Director
76. Regulations
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
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
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 9—Consequential amendments of the Broadcasting Act 1942

Sections 93.to 115
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Part 10—Consequential amendments of other Acts

116. Consequential amendments of other Acts
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Schedule—Consequential amendments of other Acts

SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE ACT 1991
Notes to the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

Table A

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