Part 17RECORDING AND BROADCASTING OF MEETINGS

PART 17—RECORDING AND BROADCASTING OF MEETINGS 17.1 Local government may record meetings (1) The local government may make audio or audio-visual recordings of the proceedings of meetings of the Council or committees, which may be used for the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of the minutes. (2) The Presiding Member will ensure that all meeting participants and observers are advised at the commencement of the meeting that the meeting is being recorded. (3) The local government may publish any audio or audio-visual recording made of a Council or committee meeting, or part of a meeting, that is open to members of the public. (4) Prior to publishing any audio or audio-visual recording made of a Council or committee meeting, the CEO may cause the recording to be edited to remove material that may be offensive or defamatory, irrelevant to the matters under consideration, or the publication of which is likely to breach any written law. (5) Audio and audio-visual recordings of meetings made under subclause (1) will be kept according to the State Records Act 2000, and are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1992. (6) Access to audio or audio-visual recordings of meetings does not extend to that part of the recordings that would reveal information that is prescribed in the Regulations as information that is confidential but that may be available for inspection if the local government so resolves, unless the local government has resolved that the information is to be available for inspection. 17.2 Local government may broadcast proceedings The local government may make provision for electronic participation in Council or committee meetings for members of the public, including livestream broadcasts through an internet connection.