Bill
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Appointment of Directors) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- STORER, Sen Tim
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-10-17
- second reading — 2018-10-17
- second reading — 2018-11-15
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-10-17.
This bill aims to make the process for choosing non-executive members of the ABC's board more independent and transparent.
It would change the appointment rules to match the merit-based system that was introduced by a 2012 law.
The new rules would start the day after the bill becomes law.
- It would strengthen the independence and autonomy of the director appointment process.
- It would increase transparency and integrity in how non-executive directors are chosen.
- It would align the appointment process with the merit-based arrangements from 2012.
The ABC and the people appointed as non-executive directors to its board.
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