PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS BROADCASTING ACT 1946

This compilation was prepared on 8 September 2000
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 3 of 1994

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

3A......... Application to the Territories............................................................ 2

4............ Broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings........................................ 2

5............ Constitution of Committee................................................................. 2

6............ Tenure of office of members of Committee........................................ 3

7............ Resignation......................................................................................... 3

8............ Vacancies............................................................................................ 3

9............ Chairman and Vice-Chairman............................................................. 3

10.......... Quorum and procedure at meetings.................................................... 3

11.......... Power to sit during recess etc............................................................. 4

12.......... Functions of Committee..................................................................... 4

13.......... Delegation to Sub-Committee............................................................. 4

13A....... Recording of parliamentary proceedings............................................ 5

14.......... Re-broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings................................... 6

15.......... No action for broadcasting parliamentary proceedings...................... 6

16.......... Section 117 of Broadcasting and Television Act inapplicable............ 6

17.......... Regulations......................................................................................... 6

Notes 7

Note 1

The Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 20, 1946 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions

Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946	20, 1946	5 July 1946	5 July 1946
Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1960	35, 1960	8 June 1960	8 June 1960	--
Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1973	94, 1973	30 Aug 1973	30 Aug 1973	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1974	32, 1974	1 Aug 1974	1 Aug 1974	S. 4(2)
Parliamentary Joint Sittings Amendment Act 1981	39, 1981	1 May 1981	1 May 1981	--
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1983	7, 1983	1 June 1983	Ss. 1, 2, 15(1) and 24: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 July 1983 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1983, No. S124)	--
Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985	67, 1985	5 June 1985	1 Jan 1986	S. 4
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	105, 1992	9 July 1992	5 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1992, No. GN38)	--
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Act 1993	3, 1994	18 Jan 1994	18 Jan 1994	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3......................................	am. No. 94, 1973; No. 32, 1974; No. 39, 1981; No. 67, 1985; No. 105, 1992; No. 3, 1994
S. 3A...................................	ad. No. 94, 1973
	am. No. 216, 1973
S. 4......................................	am. No. 94, 1973; No. 32, 1974; No. 7, 1983; No. 67, 1985; No. 3, 1994
S. 5......................................	am. No. 94, 1973
S. 8......................................	am. No. 94, 1973
Ss. 11-13............................	am. No. 32, 1974
S. 13A.................................	ad. No. 35, 1960
	am. No. 32, 1974; No. 7, 1983
Ss. 14, 15............................	am. No. 32, 1974
S. 16....................................	am. No. 94, 1973; No. 32, 1974; No. 67, 1985; No. 105, 1992

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts