ABC Annual Report 2013: Part 7 – Appendices
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Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2013 7 1 ABC Charter and Duties of the Board 216 2 ABC Board and Board Committees 217 3 ABC Organisation, as at 30 June 2013 219 4 ABC Advisory Council 221 5 ABC Code of Practice 222 6 ABC Television Content Analysis 231 7 ABC Radio Networks Content Analysis 233 8 Consultants 234 9 Overseas Travel Costs 235 10 Additional Reports Required by Legislation 235 11 Promotion and Market Research 236 12 Performance Pay 236 13 Staff Profile 236 14 Awards 237 15 Television Transmission Frequencies 242 16 Radio Transmission Frequencies 245 17 Radio Australia and Australia Network Transmission and Distribution 249 18 ABC Offices 251 19 ABC Shops 257 Glossary 260 Indexes 262 APPENDICES 215 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2013 Appendix 1—ABC Charter and Duties of the Board From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 6 Charter of the Corporation (1) The functions of the Corporation are: (a) to provide within Australia innovative and comprehensive broadcasting services of a high standard as part of the Australian broadcasting system consisting of national, commercial and community sectors and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide: (i) broadcasting programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and reflect the cultural diversity of, the Australian community; (ii) broadcasting programs of an educational nature; (b) to transmit to countries outside Australia broadcasting programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment that will: (i) encourage awareness of Australia and an international understanding of Australian attitudes on world affairs; and (ii) enable Australian citizens living or travelling outside Australia to obtain information about Australian affairs and Australian attitudes on world affairs; and (ba) to provide digital media services; and (c) to encourage and promote the musical, dramatic and other performing arts in Australia. Note: See also section 31AA (Corporation or prescribed companies to be the only providers of Commonwealth-funded international broadcasting services). (2) In the provision by the Corporation of its broadcasting services within Australia: (a) the Corporation shall take account of: (i) the broadcasting services provided by the commercial and community sectors of the Australian broadcasting system; (ii) the standards from time to time determined by the ACMA in respect of broadcasting services; (iii) the responsibility of the Corporation as the provider of an independent national broadcasting service to provide a balance between broadcasting programs of wide appeal and specialised broadcasting programs; (iv) the multicultural character of the Australian community; and (v) in connection with the provision of broadcasting programs of an educational nature—the responsibilities of the States in relation to education; and (b) the Corporation shall take all such measures, being measures consistent with the obligations of the Corporation under paragraph (a), as, in the opinion of the Board, will be conducive to the full development by the Corporation of suitable broadcasting programs. (3) The functions of the Corporation under subsection (1) and the duties imposed on the Corporation under subsection (2) constitute the Charter of the Corporation. (4) Nothing in this Section shall be taken to impose on the Corporation a duty that is enforceable by proceedings in a court. 8 Duties of the Board (1) It is the duty of the Board: (a) to ensure that the functions of the Corporation are performed efficiently and with the maximum benefit to the people of Australia; (b) to maintain the independence and integrity of the Corporation; (c) to ensure that the gathering and presentation by the Corporation of news and information is accurate and impartial according to the recognized standards of objective journalism; and (d) to ensure that the Corporation does not contravene, or fail to comply with: (i) any of the provisions of this Act or any other Act that are applicable to the Corporation; or (ii) any directions given to, or requirements made in relation to, the Corporation under any of those provisions; and (e) to develop codes of practice relating to: (i) programming matters; and (ii) if the Corporation has the function of providing a datacasting service under section 6A—that service; and to notify those codes to the ACMA. 216 APPENDICES Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2013 Appendix 1—ABC Charter and Duties of the Board continued 7 (2) If the Minister at any time furnishes to the Board a statement of the policy of the Commonwealth Government on any matter relating to broadcasting, or any matter of administration, that is relevant to the performance of the functions of the Corporation and requests the Board to consider that policy in the performance of its functions, the Board shall ensure that consideration is given to that policy. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) is to be taken to impose on the Board a duty that is enforceable by proceedings in a court. Appendix 2—ABC Board and Board Committees ABC Board Board Committees Board members and attendance at meetings Human Resources Committee The ABC Board held six meetings during 2012 –13. The Human Resources Committee considers the remuneration of the Managing Director and Number of Board Executives, and the Managing Director’s annual Member meetings attended performance appraisal. The Committee did not James Spigelman AC QC, Chairman 6 formally meet in 2012–13 as these matters were dealt Mark Scott AO, Managing Director 6 with in Board meetings. Steven Skala AO 6 Finance Committee Julianne Schultz AM 5 The role of the Finance Committee is to assist the Cheryl Bart AO 5 Board and management of the ABC to optimise Jane Bennett 5 the financial performance and efficiency of the Fiona Stanley AC 6 Corporation, consistent with stated objectives, and Simon Mordant AM 4 to establish and maintain best practice financial management services including performance Matt Peacock, Staff Elected Director measurement. (term commenced 22 April 2013) 1 The Finance Committee held four meetings in Requests made to the Board by the 2012–13: Minister under s8(2) Meeting No. 4 2012 10 October 2012 In 2012—13, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy made the Meeting No. 5 2012 5 December 2012 following requests to the Board under s8(2) of the Meeting No. 1 2013 14 February 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1982: Meeting No. 2 2013 18 June 2013 • On 28 February 2013, the Minister requested that the Board consider complying, where possible, Meetings during 2012–13 were attended by Cheryl with the Protective Security Policy Framework Bart (Chair of the Finance Committee), Julianne (PSPF). The ABC Chairman responded to the Shultz, Steven Skala and Simon Mordant. request on 2 April 2013, and confirmed the Position Meetings ABC’s strong alignment with the overall goals and on eligible to Meetings requirements of the PSPF based on best practices, Member Committee attend attended as applied based on the Commonwealth Cheryl Bart AO Committee Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and the scope of the ABC’s operations. Chairman 4 4 • On 25 March 2013, the Minister wrote to the Steven Skala AO Director 4 4 Board regarding the findings in the Australia in Julianne Schultz AM Director 4 4 the Asian Century White Paper relating to the Simon Mordant AM Director 1 1 need for Australia to build stronger cultural and public diplomacy links with Asian nations. The All meetings were attended by the Managing Director Minister requested that the Board consider how and the Chairman of the Board. In 2012–13, Board the ABC can continue to build upon its extensive members were invited to attend all ABC Finance coverage of the Asian region in its content and Committee meetings. Committee meetings are also programming. As at 30 June 2013, the Board was attended by the Chief Operating Officer and Director considering this request. of Business Services. During the year the Finance Committee monitored the ABC’s financial plans, budgets and budget performance. It considered and endorsed the ABC’s Annual Budget allocations for approval by the Board, including the annual Capital Budget and Strategy. APPENDICES 217 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2013 Appendix 2—ABC Board and Board Committees continued The Committee reviewed and referred the Investment In 2012–13 Board members were invited to attend all Proposal for the Melbourne Accommodation Project ABC Audit and Risk Committee meetings. Committee to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public meetings were also attended by the Chief Operating Works and approved funding for the Planning Officer, Head Group Audit and representatives of Phase of the project through to the target date for the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and its Parliamentary approval. nominated representative KPMG. The Chairman of the Board, the Managing Director and other members of Audit and Risk Committee the Board also attended Committee meetings. The Board is required to ensure that the functions of the Corporation are performed with integrity, During 2012–13 the Audit and Risk Committee efficiency and maximum benefit to the people of received information papers related to ABC strategic Australia (see s8(1)(a) and (b) of the Australian risks, business continuity, Corporation projects, Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983). In connection risk management, a fraud control risk update, the with the discharge of these duties, the Audit coordination of internal and external audit, compliance and Risk Committee provides the Board with matters and matters related to the preparation assistance and advice on the ABC’s risk, control and and finalisation of the 2012–13 Annual Financial compliance framework and its external accountability Statements. responsibilities. The Committee’s responsibilities are detailed in its Charter and include: At its meetings, the Audit and Risk Committee endorsed the 2011–12 Annual Financial Statements • Assisting the Board to discharge its oversight and monitored progress against the 2012–13 Audit and governance responsibilities in relation to the Plan.