Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Act 2002 (ACT)

Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Act 2002

Act 2002 No 52

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1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

3. Act amended  2

4. Section 7 heading  2

5. Section 8 heading  2

6. New section 8A  2

Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Act 2002

Act 2002 No 52

An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Act 2001

Notified under the Legislation Act 2001 on 20 December 2002

(see Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Act 2002.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Act amended

   This Act amends the Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Act 2001.

4. Section 7 heading

   substitute

5. Electronic access to proceedings given by clerk

6. Section 8 heading

   substitute

7. Withdrawal of electronic access by clerk

8. New section 8A

   insert

8AElectronic access to proceedings given by Speaker

1. The Speaker may, in writing, direct that a person be given access to the recording and transmission facilities of the Legislative Assembly for transmission to the person of public proceedings of the Assembly or a committee of the Assembly.

   NoteThe power to make a direction includes the power to amend or repeal it (see Legislation Act, s 46).

2. The Speaker must give a copy of the direction to the person.

3. The direction is a disallowable instrument.

   Note 1A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

   Note 2An amendment or repeal of a direction is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (2)).

Endnote

Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 20 November 2002]

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Bill 2002 which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 11 December 2002.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

© Australian Capital Territory 2002