Primedia Broadcasting, A Division of Primedia (Pty) Ltd and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (2749/2015)
Primedia Broadcasting, A Division of Primedia (Pty) Ltd and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (2749/2015) [2015] ZAWCHC 72; 2015 (4) SA 525 (WCC); [2015] 3 All SA 340 (WCC); 2015 (7) BCLR 835 (WCC) (28 May 2015)
The majority held that Parliament’s Policy and Rules restricting the broadcast of incidents of grave disorder and unparliamentary behaviour are reasonable measures within the meaning of sections 59(1)(b) and 72(1)(b) of the Constitution. Parliament is constitutionally empowered to regulate its internal arrangements and proceedings to protect its dignity and functionality. The measures do not amount to censorship but serve to balance openness with the need to maintain order and decorum. The applicants failed to demonstrate that the limitations are unreasonable or unjustifiable. Regarding the s…
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- Parliamentary Openness
- Broadcasting Regulation
- Freedom Of Expression
- Policy Review
- Reasonableness Of Limitations
- Signal Jamming