Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting

Act 1973

No. 94 of 1973

AN ACT

To amend the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946–1960.

[Assented to 30 August 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1973.

(2) The Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946–1960 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946–1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definition.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of “national broadcasting station” the words “Australian Broadcasting Act 1942” and substituting the words “Broadcasting and Television Act 1942–1972”.

4. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Application to the Territories.

“3a. This Act extends to the Territories not forming part of Australia.”.

Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings.

5. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Australian Broadcasting Act 1942” and substituting the words “Broadcasting and Television Act 1942–1972”.

Constitution of Committee.

6. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the words “As soon as conveniently practicable after the commencement of this Act, and thereafter at” and substituting the word “At”.

Vacancies.

7. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “five of this Act” and substituting the figure “5”.

Section 117 of Broadcasting and Television Act inapplicable.

8. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “section ninety of the Australian Broadcasting Act 1942” and substituting the words “section 117 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942–1972”.