73Matters to be included in annual report

73 Matters to be included in annual report

The annual report prepared by the Board and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include: (a) particulars of any broadcast by the SBS during the period because of a direction by the Minister under subsection 12(1); and (aa) particulars of any content provided by the SBS on a digital media service during the period because of a direction by the Minister under subsection 12(4A); and (b) particulars of any broadcast by the SBS during the period because of a direction by the Minister otherwise than under this Act; and (ba) particulars of any content provided by the SBS on a digital media service during the period because of a direction by the Minister otherwise than under this Act; and (c) particulars of any written statement of Commonwealth Government policy given to the Board by the Minister during the period and the action (if any) taken by the Board in respect of the statement; and (d) particulars of any gift, devise or bequest accepted by the SBS during the period; and (e) particulars of how the programming activities during the period have related to the SBS’s Charter obligations; and (f) particulars of the total revenue earned during the period from advertising and sponsorship, of the identity of each advertiser or sponsor and of the programs (if any) with which each advertiser or sponsor is associated; and (g) particulars of any direction by the Minister during the period under section 11 or 12; and (h) particulars of any advice received by the Board during the period from the Community Advisory Committee and the action taken by the Board in response to that advice; and (i) particulars of any other measures taken by the Board during the period to ensure that the Board is aware of, and responsive to, community needs and opinions on matters relevant to the SBS’s Charter; and (j) an assessment of the extent to which the operations of the SBS and its subsidiaries during the period have achieved the objectives of the SBS and its subsidiaries under the corporate plan and fulfilled the functions of the SBS; and (k) particulars of any activities carried out during the period by the SBS under subsection 52(2); and (l) particulars of the activities during the period of any authorised business with which the SBS is associated under section 52; and (m) particulars of any significant changes during the period in the transmission coverage, or transmission quality, of national broadcasting services provided by the SBS.