Fire Ants Debate - Wednesday, 29 May 2024 Broadcasting

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Broadcast footage terms and conditions

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Rules for media access to parliamentary precinct and the Legislative Assembly chamber

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View the Rules for media access to parliamentary precinct and the Legislative Assembly chamber tabled in the Legislative Assembly 26 October 2017

Conditions of Access

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1. The material must only be used for the purposes of fair and accurate reports of proceedings and must not in any circumstances be used for;
1. political advertising, election campaigning or any advertising campaign that would normally require at law a broadcaster to announce who has authorised the material;
2. satire or ridicule; and
3. commercial sponsorship or commercial advertising;
2. Reports of proceedings must provide a balanced presentation of differing views;
3. Excerpts of proceedings are to be placed in context so as to avoid any misrepresentation;
4. Excerpts of proceedings which are subsequently withdrawn may be rebroadcast only if the withdrawal is also rebroadcast; and
5. Points of order, and matters claimed to be points of order may be rebroadcast except:
1. statements in respect of which a member claims misrepresentation or otherwise seeks withdrawal, and which are subsequently ordered to be withdrawn, or are voluntarily withdrawn, are not to be rebroadcast; or
2. if the House or the Speaker or Committee Chairperson, in accordance with the Standing Rules and Orders and practice of the Legislative Assembly, orders that a statement be expunged or deleted from Hansard, either at the time that the statement was made or at a later time, the statement, the Speaker’s or Chairperson's direction and the proceedings relating to the matter, are not to be rebroadcast.

(Details of any order of the Speaker or the Legislative Assembly, or any practice, relevant to Condition 5 above are available from the Office of the Clerk of the Parliament.)

Breach of Conditions of Access

Use of the broadcast material in contravention of a condition imposed by the Legislative Assembly or its committees will constitute a contempt of Parliament.

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