📜 Evidence and Public Interest Disclosure Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
Assented toLCBill 23220 October 2011
This Bill amends the Evidence Act 1906 and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 to protect confidential communications in professional relationships and journalists' sources, and to enhance protections for whistleblowers.
Impact
This bill affects professionals like accountants and journalists by allowing them to protect client/source confidentiality in court. It also impacts public sector employees by strengthening whistleblower protections, encouraging reporting of wrongdoing.
Key Changes
["Introduces protection for confidential communications made in professional confidential relationships.", "Provides further protection for journalists by presuming they cannot be compelled to reveal sources.", "Enhances protections for whistleblowers under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003, including injunctions against reprisals and relocation assistance."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC10 Nov 2011
- LC Second Reading MovedLC29 Nov 2011
- LC AmendedLC11 Sept 2012
- LC Third ReadingLC12 Sept 2012
- LA Second Reading MovedLA12 Sept 2012
- LA IntroducedLA12 Sept 2012
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA18 Sept 2012
- LA Consideration in DetailLA18 Sept 2012
- LA Third ReadingLA18 Sept 2012
- Royal Assent2 Oct 2012
Affected Sectors
justicepublic_sectorother
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