Australian Communications Authority Act 1997
50Annual report
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50 Annual report
(1) This section applies to the ACA’s annual report for a financial year prepared under section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 of the Audit Act 1901. (2) The annual report must include: (a) a copy of each policy notification given to the ACA under section 28 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 during the financial year; and (b) a copy of each direction given to the ACA under section 12 during the financial year; and (c) if: (i) the ACA gave an instrument to a carrier or to a carriage service provider under section 581 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the financial year; and (ii) in the ACA’s opinion, the instrument does not contain confidential information; a copy of the instrument; and (d) in relation to each instrument the ACA gave as mentioned in subparagraph (c)(i) and that, in the ACA’s opinion, contains confidential information: (i) if, in the ACA’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 ACA’s opinion, is confidential; and (e) a report on: (i) the number and types of complaints made under Part 26 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the financial year; and (ii) the investigations conducted under Part 26 of that Act during the financial year as a result of complaints made under Part 26 of that Act; and (iii) the results of those investigations; and (f) a report on the operation of Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 during the financial year; and (g) 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 financial year; and (ii) is covered by a report given to the ACA under section 308 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.