

- Title
SJ No 23 - 3 March 2011
EVIDENCE AMENDMENT (JOURNALISTS' PRIVILEGE) BILL 2010
- Database
Senate Journals
- Date
03-03-2011
- Source
Senate
- Parl No.
43
- Number
23
- Page
0
- Status
- System Id
chamber/journals/20110303_SJ023/0031
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Senate Journal No. 23 - 3 March 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM JUNK FOOD ADVERTISING (BROADCASTING AMENDMENT) BILL 2010
- 3 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT AND RECOVERY SCHEME) BILL 2010
- 4 NOTICES
- 5 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 2 OF 2011
- 6 COMMUNICATIONS—AUSTRALIA POST—DOCUMENT
- 7 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 8 PRIVATE SENATORS' BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 9 POSTPONEMENT
- 10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 11 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 12 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 13 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 14 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 15 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 16 WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
- 17 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY—APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 18 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 20 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—4TH REPORT
- 21 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 22 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—MIGRATION AMENDMENT (VISA CAPPING) BILL 2010 AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 23 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 24 HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT (COMPLIANCE) BILL 2010
- 25 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2010-2011E APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2010-2011E CORPORATIONS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TRUSTEE COMPANIES AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 26 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS BILL 2010
- 27 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 28 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 29 STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL (NO. 2) 2010
- 30 NATIONAL HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK BILL 2010
- 31 EVIDENCE AMENDMENT (JOURNALISTS' PRIVILEGE) BILL 2010
- 32 NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BILL 2010
- 33 SHADOW MINISTRY—DOCUMENT
- 34 QUESTIONS
- 35 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 36 LAW AND JUSTICE—UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENTS
- 37 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
- 38 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION CHALLENGES
- 39 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE—OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA—DOCUMENT
- 40 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
- 41 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—421ST REPORT
- 42 DOCUMENTS
- 43 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 44 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 45 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 46 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 47 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 48 ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT (ENROLMENT AND PRISONER VOTING) BILL 2010
- 49 ADMINISTRATION—GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
- 50 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 51 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 52 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 53 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 54 ADJOURNMENT
- 55 ATTENDANCE
EVIDENCE AMENDMENT (JOURNALISTS' PRIVILEGE) BILL 2010Order of the day read for the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole. In the committee Bill, taken as a whole by leave, debated. Senator Ludlam moved the following amendment: Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 11), omit "work", substitute "activities". Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put and negatived. On the motion of Senator Ludlam the following amendments, taken together by leave, were agreed to: Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 13 and 14), omit "in the normal course of that person's work", substitute "is engaged and active in the publication of news". Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 17), omit "a medium", substitute "any medium".
Schedule 1, page 3 (after line 4), before item 1, insert: 1A Subsection 126A(1) (definition of protected confidence) Omit "a journalist", substitute "another person". 1B Subsection 126A(1) (note to the definition of protected confidence) Repeal the note, substitute: Note: Communications with journalists are covered by Division 1B. Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 5 to 7), omit: Division 1A of Part 3.10 Repeal the Division, substitute:
Division 1A—Journalists' privilege substitute: After Division 1A of Part 3.10 Insert:
Division 1B—Journalists' privilege Debate ensued. Question—That the amendments be agreed to—put and negatived. Bill, as amended, agreed to. Bill to be reported with amendments. The Acting Deputy President (Senator Bishop) resumed the chair and the Temporary Chair of Committees reported accordingly. On the motion of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) the report from the committee was adopted and the bill read a third time. | |