On 8 April 1942, the Prime Minister, John Curtin, established an advisory committee of newspaper representatives to work with the Censorship Branch of the Prime Minister's Department. Its members were:-

J H Scullin - Chairman
Warwick Fairfax (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sir Keith Murdoch (The Herald and Weekly Times)
H A M Campbell (The Age)
G E Sparrow (Australian Journalists' Association)

On 13 November 1944, Curtin succeeded Scullin as Chairman and was, in turn, succeeded by A A Calwell (Minister for Information). Fairfax was replaced by E T Kenney (Associated Newspapers Ltd, Sydney) from 27 August-27 September 1942, but was reappointed subsequently. Later appointments included Dr H V Evatt and W P Ashley.

On 12 September 1945, the Minister for Information informed the House of Representatives that publicity censorship of cablegrams and radio broadcasts would cease with effect from 13 September. He also said that publicity censorship staffs, which had been progressively reduced, would be entirely dispersed. This meant the cessation of all forms of publicity censorship. It is assumed that, in line with the announcement, the Press Advisory Committee also ceased to function on 13 September 1945.

Sources:

1. Federal Guide 1944, p 122.
2. Advisory Committee on Censorship, 8 April 1942 in Commonwealth Digest of Decisions and Announcements No 24, 26 March-9 April 1942, p 24. 
3. Advisory Committee on Press Censorship, 27 August 1942 in Commonwealth Digest of Decisions and Announcements No 38, p 22. 
4. Censorship Advisory Committee, 15 September 1942 in Commonwealth Digest of Decisions and Announcements No 41, p 19.
5. Press Censorship Advisory Committee, 13 November 1942 in Commonwealth Digest of Decisions and Announcements No 45, p 47.
6. Censorship, Cessation, 12 September 1945 in Commonwealth Digest of Decisions and Announcements No 107, 1-30 September 1945, p 51. 

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