236Councils to broadcast meetings online

#### 236 Councils to broadcast meetings online 236 Councils to broadcast meetings online > > (1) Each meeting of a council or council committee is to be recorded by means of an audio visual device. > > > (2) The recording must— > > > > > (a) be made publicly available on the council’s website at the same time as the meeting is taking place, and > > > > > (b) remain publicly available on the council’s website until the later of the following days— > > > > > > > (i) the day that is 12 months after the meeting, > > > > > > > (ii) the day the council’s term ends. > > > (3) (Repealed) > > > (4) At the start of each meeting of a council or council committee, the chairperson must inform the persons attending the meeting that— > > > > > (a) the meeting is being recorded and made publicly available on the council’s website, and > > > > > (b) persons attending the meeting should refrain from making any defamatory statements. > > > (5) This section does not apply to— > > > > > (a) any part of a meeting that has been closed to the public in accordance with section 10A of the Act, or > > > > > (b) a joint organisation, unless the joint organisation otherwise resolves. > > > (6) In this section, council committee means a committee of a council all the members of which are councillors. > > **s 236:** Am 2025 (474), Sch 1\[7\] \[8\].