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Committee establishment and roleParliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946The Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946 requires the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to broadcast proceedings of the Senate and the House of Representatives, including joint sittings (s.4). The Act appoints the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings to control broadcasting under the Act (s.5). The Act provides for live broadcasting, directly from proceedings as they occur, and for rebroadcasting, from a sound recording of proceedings that occurred earlier. Radio broadcast of proceedingsThe primary role of the committee is to regulate the radio broadcast and rebroadcast of the proceedings of parliament. There are different conditions for broadcasting and rebroadcasting. In relation to live broadcasting, the committee must:
in accordance with those general principles, once they are adopted in each House, determine the days upon which, and the periods during which, the proceedings of either House of the Parliament are to be broadcast (s.12(2)) - the standing determinations.
Rebroadcast of proceedingsIn relation to rebroadcasting, the committee:
Televising proceedingsThe committee has only a limited role in relation to the televising of proceedings of parliament. In relation to a joint sitting only, the committee:
may determine the conditions in accordance with which televising from a recording of proceedings may be made of any portion of the proceedings of a joint sitting; and the telecast of recordings of any portion of such proceedings must be made in accordance with the conditions (s.14).
Excerpts of proceedingsThe committee has also adopted conditions for granting access to proceedings of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purpose of recording and broadcasting excerpts - the conditions for excerpts. Comments to: Committee Secretary on: PH: (02) 6277 4889 or FAX: (02) 6277 4204
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