ISSN 1328â8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NOS. 38â39 , 2010-11 11 November 2010 Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2) & Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 Kirsty Magarey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Evidence Law ................................................................................................................................. 4 The New Zealand Model ................................................................................................................ 4 History and the ‘General Professionals’ Privilege’ ......................................................................... 5 Earlier Amendments ...................................................................................................................... 7 The 2007 Amendments ............................................................................................................ 7 The 2009 Bill ............................................................................................................................. 8 The Wilkie and Brandis Initiatives ................................................................................................. 9 Timing? ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Policy position of nonâgovernment parties/independents .............................................................. 12 Position of major interest groups ..................................................................................................... 13 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 13 Main issues ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Different forms of journalism ...................................................................................................... 14 Different forms of journalists ...................................................................................................... 15 Key provisions in common ..................................................................................................................... 17 Definitional Elements ............................................................................................................. 17 Central Operative Provisions .................................................................................................. 17 Extensions of coverage ........................................................................................................... 18 Miscellaneous Provisions with minor differences .................................................................. 18 Key provisions distinguishing the Brandis Bill ........................................................................................ 19 Key provisions distinguishing the Wilkie Bill .......................................................................................... 20 Concluding comments ........................................................................................................................... 20 Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 3 Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2) & Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 20101 Date introduced: 29 September 2010 (Senator Brandis’ Bill)
Date: 11/11/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/352445 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: MAGAREY, Kirsty