Mr JACOBI(11.2) —I ask the Acting Attorney-General (Mr N.A. Brown) to look at clause 16 (12). I ask the Minister whether he will consider the penalty for publication of articles. I think that is what that sub-clause refers to. I do not quibble over the penalty of $2,000 if, in fact, it means that it applies, for instance, to a journalist. I do not think that is an unreasonable fine. It is a rather heavy fine for a freelance journalist. The question I raise is why there is not a heavier penalty, for instance, for a publisher. I think we ought to consider that.

Mr Scholes —You pay ten times that much for a story line.

Mr JACOBI —Exactly. Quite apart from the journalist the damage is really done by the publisher. The publisher, I think, ought to be considered. That penalty is not an unreasonable penalty for a freelance journalist. But I think that fine should be much heavier for the publisher if we are to protect the witness to the level we ought to protect him.

Mr N.A. Brown —We will examine that.

Mr JACOBI —I would be grateful if the Government would.