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Media, sports groups sign code of practice

CANBERRA: News organisations and sports administrators on Tuesday signed a voluntary code of practice aimed at ending a long-running impasse over restrictions on reporting of major sports events in Australia.

Sports groups, including Cricket Australia, the National Rugby League and the Australian Rugby Union met representatives of media organisations in Canberra to ratify the agreement which was brokered by the head of Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission.

The code, signed by media and sports groups and endorsed by Senator Stephen Conroy, Australia's Federal Minister for Communications and the Digital Economy, outlines the rights and obligations of sports and media organisations over access to and reporting of sports events.

A standoff between some sports and news organisations developed when restrictions on the use of sports news and photographs in the digital media were included in the terms and conditions of accreditation for their events. “There have been issues between some sporting and media organisations and several media agencies have been unable to gain access to major sporting events for the purpose of reporting the news,” Senator Conroy said.— AP

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