Article Abstract
Vol 5 No 2 - June 2000

Reporting of Parliamentary Proceedings
Enid Campbell, Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University

This article examines Australian laws which have a bearing on the reporting of proceedings of the nation's legislatures by persons other than the publishers authorised by Houses of Parliament. It considers relevant defences under the laws of defamation: fair report of parliamentary proceedings; publication of copies of papers a House has ordered to be published, and summaries of or extracts from such papers; and the extended defence of qualified privilege. Proposals for reform of these aspects of the laws of defamation are mentioned. The article also examines the controls which Houses of Parliament may exercise over reporting of their proceedings, including the imposition of penalties for publication of false or misleading reports.

 

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