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