Australian Press Council, 1984-1994

Component identifier:: Series 15
Content Summary:: Sawer was appointed Chairman of the Australian Press Council, a body established to uphold the standards and freedom of the Australian press, on 1 July 1982. He was active in all areas of the Council's work, including preparation of submissions on media legislation, before ill health forced him to resign just over halfway through his three year term in April 1984. This series chiefly consists of printed Council papers forwarded to Sawer after his retirement, such as annual reports, seminar proceedings, newsletters and adjudications on complaints.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers were donated to the Library by Sawer and his wife Nancy in four instalments in 1971, 1995, 1996 and 1998.

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Parent Restrictions:: o Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1082274).
Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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