AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983 - SECT 3 Interpretation

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983 - SECT 3

  (1)   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"ACMA" means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

"advisory committee" means an advisory committee established under subsection   11(8).

"Advisory Council" means:

  (a)   the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Advisory Council established under subsection   11(1); or

  (b)   an Advisory Council established under subsection   11(2) in relation to a State, Territory or region.

"allowance" does not include an allowance in the nature of remuneration.

"Australia" includes the external Territories.

"Board" means the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Board referred to in section   7.

"broadcasting service" means a service that delivers programs to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that service, whether the delivery uses the radiofrequency spectrum, cable, optical fibre, satellite or any other means or a combination of those means, but does not include:

  (a)   a service (including a teletext service) that provides no more than data or no more than text (with or without associated still images); or

  (b)   a service that makes programs available on demand on a point - to - point basis, including a dial - up service; or

  (c)   a service, or a class of service, determined by the Minister under paragraph   ( c) of the definition of broadcasting service in subsection   6(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"Chairperson" means Chairperson of the Board.

"cinematograph film" has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968 .

"commencing day" means the day fixed under subsection   2(2).

"Corporation" means the Australian Broadcasting Corporation referred to in section   5.

"datacasting licence" has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"datacasting service" has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"dealing" , in relation to securities, has the meaning given by subsection   ( 2).

"Deputy Chairperson" means Deputy Chairperson of the Board.

"digital electronic communications" means communications that:

  (a)   are carried by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy; and

  (b)   involve the use of digital technology.

"digital media service" has the meaning given by section   3A.

"Director" means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and the Managing Director.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

"interest" , in relation to money, includes interest on interest payable on that money.

"literary material" includes books, periodicals, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, circulars, manuscripts, musical scores, maps, plans, pictures, photographs and prints.

"Managing Director" means the Managing Director of the Corporation.

"national broadcasting service" has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"non-executive Director" means a Director other than the Managing Director.

"Prime Minister's Department" means the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

"program" means a radio program or a television program.

"rules" means rules under this Act.

"securities" includes stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, notes, bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange and similar instruments or documents.

"senior political staff member" means a person included in a class of persons specified in an instrument under subsection   ( 3).

"sound recording" has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968 .

"Special Broadcasting Service Corporation" means the body corporate preserved and continued in existence as the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation under section   5 of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 .

  (2)   A reference in this Act to dealing with securities includes a reference to:

  (a)   creating, executing, entering into, drawing, making, accepting, endorsing, issuing, discounting, selling, purchasing or re - selling securities;

  (b)   creating, selling, purchasing or re - selling rights or options in respect of securities; and

  (c)   entering into agreements or other arrangements relating to securities.

  (3)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a class of persons for the purposes of the definition of senior political staff member in subsection   ( 1).