Footnotes

[1] Senator Nick Minchin, Second Reading Speech, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Bill 2006, 29 March 2006.

[2] Donald McDonald, Statement, Proposed Amendments to the ABC Act, 24 March 2006.

[3] About the ABC Board, www.abc.net.au/corp/board/about_board.htm (accessed April 2006).

[4] Mr Quentin Dempster, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 3.

[5] Mr Ian Henschke, former board director, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 3.

[6] Ms Ramona Koval, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 5.

[7] Solway Sager-Nutting, Submission 4, p. 1.

[8] Ms Louise Merryweather, Submission 13, p. 1.

[9] For an overview, see Friends of the ABC (SA), Submission 27, pp. 8–11 and Mr Quentin Dempster, Submission 44, pp 2–4.

[10] Tom Malomby, Is There a Moderate on the Roof?, 1991, p. 326.

[11] Dr John Cleary, Submission 48, p. 3.

[12] Mr Quentin Dempster, Submission 44, p. 2.

[13] Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, para. 23(1)(a).

[14] See for example, Ms Kirsten Garrett, Submission 28; Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 51.

[15] Mr Darce Cassidy, Friends of the ABC, South Australia Inc, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 35.

[16] The ABC Board, The ABC Board Protocol, October 2004, http://www.abc.net.au/corp/board/board_protocol.htm (accessed April 2006).

[17] Ms Ramona Koval, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 20.

[18] Dr John Carmody, Submission 52, pp 1–2.

[19] Dr John Carmody, Submission 52; p. 2.

[20] Ms Marea Howe, Submission 3. p. 1.

[21] Friends of the ABC (ACT & Region) Inc, Submission 15, p. 5.

[22] Mr John Biggs, Submission 26, p. 1.

[23] Professor Stephen Bartos, Submission 2, p. 2.

[24] Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, Commonwealth of Australia, 2003, pp 98–99.

[25] Friends of the ABC (ACT & Region) Inc, Submission 15, p. 2.

[26] Mr Rohan Buettel, General Manager, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 51.

[27] Professor Stephen Bartos, Submission 2, p. 2.

[28] Professor Stephen Bartos, Submission 2, p. 2.

[29] Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, Commonwealth of Australia, 2003, p. 98.

[30] See for example, Mr Darce Cassidy, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, pp 30–31; Ms Jill Greenwell, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 33.

[31] Ms Jill Greenwell, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 33.

[32] Mr Bob Briggs, Submission 6, p. 1.

[33] See for example, Bishop Patrick Power, Submission 25, p. 1.

[34] Mr Quentin Dempster, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 2.

[35] Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, s. 22.

[36] Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, s. 23. See also Friends of the ABC (ACT & Region) Inc, Submission 15, p. 6.

[37] See for example, Ms Marea Howe, Submission 3; Mr Colin MacKenzie, Submission 5; Dr Tim Moore, Submission 8.

[38] Ms Marea Howe, Submission 3, p. 1.

[39] Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, s. 8.

[40] Mr Ian Henschke, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 12; Mr Quentin Dempster, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 12; Mr Cassidy, Friends of the ABC (South Australia) Inc, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 36.

[41] Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, ss. 78(6).

[42] Ms Marea Howe, Submission 3, p. 1; Ms Lynda Gordon-Squire, Submission 7, p. 1.

[43] Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 51, p. 3.

[44] Mr Ian Henscke, former board director, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 9.

[45] Mr Graeme Thomson, ABC Section Secretary, Community and Public Sector Union, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 46.

[46] Ms Ramona Koval, Submission 43, p. 5.

[47] Ms Ramona Koval, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 19.

[48] Ms Ramona Koval, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 17.

[49] Donald McDonald, Statement, Proposed Amendments to the ABC Act, 24 March 2006.

[50] Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, s. 8.

[51] Mr Quentin Dempster, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 3.

[52] See Proof Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p.6.

[53] Ms Jill Greenwell, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 30.

[54] Mr Uhrig's terms of reference asked him to examine:

'Opportunities to improve the governance arrangements for statutory authorities and office holders, particularly those that have critical business relationships such as: the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Health Insurance Commission and Centrelink.' Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, Commonwealth of Australia, 2003, p. 106.

[55] Professor Stephen Bartos, Submission 2, p. 2.

[56] Mr Darce Cassidy, Friends of the ABC, South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 32.

[57] Ms Ramona Koval, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 April 2006, p. 21.

[58] Ms Ramona Koval, Submission 43, p. 3.

[59] Professor Stephen Bartos, Submission 2, p. 2.