Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 7   Amendments of Acts starting with A

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

213   Section 57

Repeal the section, substitute:

57 Annual reports

The annual report prepared by the Chair and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include:

(a) a copy of each direction given to the ACMA under section 14 during the period; and

(b) if:

(i) the ACMA gave an instrument to a carrier or to a carriage service provider under section 581 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the period; and

(ii) in the ACMA’s opinion, the instrument does not contain confidential information;

a copy of the instrument; and

(c) in relation to each instrument the ACMA gave as mentioned in subparagraph (b)(i) and that, in the ACMA’s opinion, contains confidential information:

(i) if, in the ACMA’s opinion, part of the instrument can be reproduced in the annual report without disclosing confidential information - a copy of that part; and

(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply - a statement specifying the instrument and the carrier or carriage service provider to which, and the day on which, it was given; and

(iii) a statement that, because of confidential information contained in the instrument, or in a part of it, as the case requires, the instrument or part is not reproduced in the annual report; and

(iv) a note summarising so much of the instrument as is not so reproduced, but without disclosing any information that, in the ACMA’s opinion, is confidential; and

(d) a report on:

(i) the number and types of complaints made under Part 26 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the period; and

(ii) the investigations conducted under Part 26 of that Act during the period as a result of complaints made under Part 26 of that Act; and

(iii) the results of those investigations; and

(e) a report on the operation of Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the period; and

(f) a report setting out statistical information relating to information or documents disclosed under Division 3 of Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, where the disclosure:

(i) occurred during the period; and

(ii) is covered by a report given to the ACMA under section 308 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.