Government Publicity Control Bill 1998* (Qld)

Queensland

GOVERNMENT PUBLICITY CONTROL BILL 1998

GOVERNMENT PUBLICITY CONTROL BILL 1998

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A BILL

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An Act to provide for the scrutiny of, and guidelines for, government publicity that appears to have the capacity to influence public support for a political party or its candidates or for a member of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Publicity Control Act 1998.

Act amended

2. This Act amends the Parliamentary Committees Act 1995.

Amendment of s 2 (Main object of Act and its achievement) 3.(1) Section 2(2)(a) to (f}— renumber as section 2(2)(b) to (g). (2) Section 2(2)— insert—

'(a) ensuring, as far as possible, public money is not expended on government publicity for a partisan political purpose; and'.

Amendment of s 4 (Establishment of statutory committees) 4. Section 4—

insert—

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¢ Government Publicity Review Committee'.

Insertion of new pt 4, div 7 5. In part 4, after section 23—

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'Division 7—Government Publicity Review Committee