{"id":"F2016L01548","name":"Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulation 2016","slug":"parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438968,"registerId":"F2016L01548-fast-fetch-1775955169364","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulation 2016","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nParliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulation 2016\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.\n\nDated 28 September 2016\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMitch Fifield\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Prescribed national broadcasting station\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nParliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulations\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulation 2016.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 30 September 2016\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Prescribed national broadcasting station\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946, the national broadcasting station in the Australian Capital Territory known as 2PB is prescribed.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nParliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulations\n\n1  The whole of the Regulations\n\nRepeal the Regulations.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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It performs the same function as the repealed regulations — designating a national broadcasting station for parliamentary proceedings — without expanding into new policy areas or adding substantive obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 5 substantive sections plus a Schedule with a single repeal item","Zero defined terms in the interpretation section (there is no interpretation section)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operational provision (section 5) containing a straightforward prescription","Essentially a machinery provision updating administrative arrangements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation does two simple things:\n\n**1. It names a specific radio station for parliamentary broadcasts**\nThe regulation officially designates **2PB** — the ABC's national broadcasting station in the Australian Capital Territory — as the station that can broadcast parliamentary proceedings. This gives 2PB formal legal status under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946.\n\n**2. It cleans up old law**\nThe regulation repeals (cancels) the old **Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Regulations**, replacing them with this new, updated version.\n\n**Who it affects:** Primarily the ABC (which operates 2PB) and anyone listening to parliamentary broadcasts on ABC Radio in Canberra. It also affects parliamentary staff who manage broadcasting arrangements.\n\n**Why it matters:** This ensures there's always a legally recognised radio station available to broadcast Parliament's proceedings to the public, fulfilling the transparency requirements of the 1946 Act. The repeal and replacement modernises the legal framework without changing the underlying purpose."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016","history":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/parliamentary-proceedings-broadcasting-regulation-2016/documents"}}