Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Act 2001

A person may apply in writing to the clerk for access to the recording and transmission facilities of the Legislative Assembly for transmission to the applicant of public proceedings of the Legislative Assembly or a committee of the Assembly.

Note If a form is approved under s 10 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.

The clerk must give the access requested in an application under subsection (1) if—

the clerk is satisfied that the recording and transmission facilities of the Legislative Assembly have the capacity to satisfactorily support the equipment the applicant proposes to connect to them; and

the clerk is satisfied the mode of access requested is reasonable for the purpose for which it is sought; and

the applicant’s right to broadcast the proceedings for which the application is made has not been withdrawn under this Act; and

the applicant enters into a written agreement with the Territory to—

comply with any determination in effect under section 5 (2); and

provide, or arrange for the provision of, the telecommunication lines and other equipment necessary for the access (the access equipment); and

pay the costs and expenses of connecting the access equipment to the recording and transmission facilities of the Legislative Assembly; and

pay the costs and expenses of maintaining the access equipment; and

pay the costs and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Assembly in giving access to the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and its committees by the access equipment.