Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2)

Type: Private
Sponsor: BRANDIS, Sen George
Originating house: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Evidence Act 1995
to extend protection to confidential communications between journalists and their sources by: presuming the communication is not subject to disclosure unless established as necessary or that public interest concerns outweigh the disclosure; and extending this privilege to all professional confidential relationships and to all prosecutions for Commonwealth offences heard in all Australian courts.

Progress

Senate
29 Sep 2010	Introduced and read a first time
29 Sep 2010	Second reading moved

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (15/11/2010): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (23/11/2010)

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Text of bill

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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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