Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the:
Evidence Act 1995
  to introduce a privilege during trial and pre-trial stages of civil or criminal proceedings to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources;
James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004
  and
Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002
  to ensure that the professional confidential relationship privilege under the
Evidence Act 1995
, Evidence Act (NSW) or a similar law in another State or Territory, does not apply in James Hardie proceedings and in proceeds of crime examinations and subsequent proceedings; and
Family Law Act 1975
  to ensure that the best interests of the child are paramount when a court is determining whether confidential communications should be disclosed in family law proceedings concerning children.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 May 2007	Introduced and read a first time
24 May 2007	Second reading moved
12 Jun 2007	Second reading agreed to
12 Jun 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
13 Jun 2007	Introduced and read a first time
13 Jun 2007	Second reading moved
14 Jun 2007	Second reading agreed to
14 Jun 2007	Third reading agreed to

28 Jun 2007

Assent

Act no.: 116

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5283] NETTLE, Kerry

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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