Frequently Asked Questions

Important notes:

• Live streaming and recording of Council meetings is governed by the Webcasting of Council Meetings General Policy.
• It is intended that the standard camera positions will only provide vision of the Councillors and executive council officers who are present at the meeting. As far as practically possible, it is not intended that there be either live or recorded footage of Council officers or the public, however incidental capture may occur, for example in the background behind a Councillor and the audio of an officer or member of the public addressing the meeting.
• Appropriate signage will be placed at the entrance to the meeting location notifying all attendees that the meeting will be streamed and recorded for publication on Council’s website. At the start of each meeting, the Chair will state that the meeting will be live streamed, recorded and made publicly available on Council’s website.
• Live streaming does not allow viewers to ask questions or engage with the meeting participants.
• The quality of the webcast will depend on your device’s memory and internet connection bandwidth.
• Please allow two business days after the meeting for the recording to be available.
• Council will make every reasonable effort to ensure the live streaming and recording is available. However, there may be situations where the service is unavailable due to technical difficulties beyond Council’s control.
• The Meeting Chair and Council’s Chief Executive Officer may direct that live streaming be interrupted or terminated in exceptional circumstances (eg, where statements are or are likely to be made that are considered inappropriate to be published or where disorder arises at a meeting. Following any meeting, the Chair and CEO may direct that all or part of any recording be excluded should it be considered inappropriate to be published.
• The live streaming and recording is owned by Cairns Regional Council and copyright remains with Council. Access to live streams and recordings of Council meetings is provided on Council’s website for personal and non-commercial use. Video, images and audio contained in a live stream or recording must not be altered, reproduced or republished without the permission of Council.