44General powers of the SBS

#### 44 General powers of the SBS (1) The SBS may do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the performance of its functions and, in particular, has the following powers: (a) to produce, promote or present programs or arrange, or provide facilities, for the production, promotion or presentation of programs; (b) to transmit or communicate programs or other matter by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy, or provide facilities for such transmissions and communications; (c) to arrange for the transmission or communication of programs or other matter by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy; (d) to make facilities and staff available to persons for the production, presentation, transmission or communication of programs or other matter; (e) to acquire, accept, take on hire, dispose of or lease, personal property (including programs or rights or interests in programs); (f) to prepare, promote and distribute printed material; (g) to make, promote and distribute films, sound recordings, video‑tapes, computer programs and other similar material; (h) to make, promote and distribute any other thing associated with, or with the activities of, the SBS; (i) to acquire, hold, dispose of or lease, real property; (j) to erect buildings or structures or carry out works; (k) to enter into contracts; (l) to make arrangements for holding, organising or subsidising, any public concert or other public entertainment; (m) to accept gifts, devises or bequests made to the SBS, whether on trust or otherwise, or to act as trustee of money or other property vested in the SBS on trust; (n) to occupy, use and control any land or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth and made available for the purposes of the SBS; (o) to appoint agents and attorneys, and to act as an agent for other persons; (p) to engage persons to perform services for the SBS otherwise than as employees of the SBS; (q) to do anything incidental to any of its powers. (2) The SBS may, from time to time, determine charges payable in respect of any matter or activity referred to in subsection (1). (3) Subject to subsection (4), the SBS does not have power: (a) to accept the performance of any service, or the provision of any facility, for the SBS; or (b) to accept any gift, devise or bequest to the SBS, whether offered or made unconditionally or subject to conditions; where it is likely that the independence or integrity of the SBS would be affected. (4) Nothing in subsection (3) precludes the SBS from accepting the performance of services, the provision of facilities or the payment of money by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory or an authority of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory. (5) Before the publication of program schedules of the SBS broadcasting stations, the SBS must make those schedules available at an office of the SBS on equal terms to the publishers of any newspaper, magazine or journal published in Australia. (6) The powers of the SBS may be exercised within or outside Australia.