House debates Committees

Procedure Committee; Report: Presiding Officer’s Response

Monday, 26 March 2007 House of Representatives

Daryl Melham

Daryl Melham Banks, Australian Labor Party

4:51 pm

It is also about not having copycats. There is a rational explanation for that, so let us not apologise for that either. It is about copycats and, as the honourable member for Hinkler said, security. These are all factors that outweigh the unrestricted use of media coverage of House proceedings. I commend the report to the parliament, as limited as it is. I am not saying there are not other things that can be done, but there are some basic principles and I do not believe in a free-for-all.

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