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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Footnotes
Chapter 1 Introduction
[1]
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012,
Explanatory Memorandum.
[2]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 8.
[3]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum.
[4]
House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(LACA), Whistleblower Protection: a comprehensive scheme for the
Commonwealth public sector, February 2009.
[5]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum.
[6]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum.
[7]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum.
[8]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum.
[9]
House of Representatives Selection Committee, Report 72, 1
November 2012.
[10]
House of Representatives Selection Committee, Report 78, 21 March
2013.
[11]
House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(LACA), Whistleblower Protection: a comprehensive scheme for the
Commonwealth public sector, February 2009.
[12]
Government Response to the House of Representatives Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee (LACA), Whistleblower Protection: a
comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector, March 2010, p. 2.
[13]
www.aph.gov.au/spla
[14]
www.aph.gov.au/spla
Chapter 2 Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012
[1]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 1.
[2]
See for example CPSU, Submission 5; Civil Liberties Australia, Submission
6; Dr Andrew Stewart, Submission 1; Law Council of Australia, Submission
9.
[3]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 2, p. 1.
[4]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 11, p. 2.
[5]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 9; Whistleblowers
Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 11, p. 2.
[6]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 2.
[7]
See for example Accountability Round Table, Submission 7, p. 3; Law
Council of Australia, Submission 9; Transparency International
Australia, Submission 12.
[8]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 8.
[9]
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012,
Explanatory Memorandum.
[10]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 6.
[11]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 5.
[12]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 5.
[13]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 4.
[14]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 5.
[15]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 2.
[16]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 4.
[17]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 6.
[18]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 3.
[19]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 5.
[20]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 2.
[21]
Ms Louise Persse, CPSU, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 8.
[22]
Tax Justice Network Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.
[23]
Mr Colin Neave, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Transcript of evidence, Canberra,
30 November 2012, p. 7.
[24]
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012,
Explanatory Memorandum.
[25]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 7.
[26]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 8.
[27]
CPSU, Submission 5, pp. 8-9.
[28]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 7.
[29]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 7.
[30]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 6.
[31]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 12, p. 2.
[32]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 6.
[33]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 4.
[34]
Tax Justice Network Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.
[35]
CPSU, Submission 5, pp. 6-7.
[36]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 2.
[37]
Mr Chris Warren, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Transcript of
evidence, Canberra, 30 November 2012, p. 11.
[38]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 12, p. 2.
[39]
Dr Vivienne Thom, Inspector General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS), ,
Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November 2012, p. 7.
[40]
Ms Karin Fisher, APSC, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 5.
[41]
Ms Karin Fisher, APSC, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 5.
[42]
Ms Karin Fisher, APSC, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 5.
[43]
Ms Karin Fisher, APSC, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 5.
[44]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 2.
[45]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 8.
[46]
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012,
Explanatory Memorandum.
[47]
Tax Justice Network Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.
[48]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 7.
[49]
Ms Louise Persse, CPSU, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 4.
[50]
Ms Louise Persse, CPSU, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 4.
[51]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 11.
[52]
Mr Simon Wolf, Blueprint for Free Speech, Transcript of evidence, Canberra,
30 November 2012, p. 11.
[53]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 3.
[54]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 4.
[55]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 7.
[56]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 7.
[57]
Tax Justice Network Australia, Submission 4, p. 7.
[58]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 3; Transparency
International Australia, Submission 12, p. 2.
[59]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 3.
[60]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 3.
[61]
Dr Vivienne Thom, IGIS, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 10.
[62]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 6.
[63]
Mr Colin Neave, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Transcript of evidence,
Canberra, 30 November 2012, p. 7.
[64]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 10.
[65]
Dr Vivienne Thom, IGIS, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, p. 7.
[66]
Law Council of Australia, Submission 9, p. 5.
[67]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 3.
[68]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 9.
[69]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 9.
[70]
Ms Louise Persse, CPSU, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30
November 2012, pp. 7-8.
[71]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 11, p. 1.
[72]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 11, p. 1.
[73]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 5.
[74]
CPSU, Submission 5, p. 5.
[75]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 6, p. 2.
[76]
Ms Louise Persse, CPSU, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 17.
[77]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 18.
[78]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 18.
[79]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 13, p. 3.
[80]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 10, p. 1.
[81]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 9.
[82]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 9.
[83]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 2, p. 1.
[84]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 14.
[85]
Professor AJ Brown, Transcript of evidence, Canberra, 30 November
2012, p. 13.
[86]
Whistleblowers Australia Inc, Submission 10, p. 3.
Chapter 3 Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013
[1]
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee <http://www.aph.gov.au/
[2]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 2.
[3]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 1.
[4]
Tax Justice Network Australia (TJN Australia), Submission 11, p.
3.
[5]
Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), Submission 9, p. 1; Blueprint
for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 1, TJN Australia, Submission 11,
p. 3.
[6]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 4.
[7]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Submission 15, p. 1.
[8]
See for example Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 1; Transparency
International Australia, Submission 7, p. 1.
[9]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 2.
[10]
National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 6, p. 3.
[11]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Submission 12, p. 2.
[12]
Ab initio from the time when a law comes into force
[13]
Mr Howard Whitton, Submission no. 25 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 3.
[14]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 18, p. 1.
[15]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 4.
[16]
Rule of Law Institute of Australia, Submission no. 8 to the Senate Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest
Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 4.
[17]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 9.
[18]
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Submission 8, p. 4.
[19]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 4.
[20]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 2, p. 1.
[21]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 5.
[22]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 5.
[23]
Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), Submission 3, p. 1.
[24]
APSC, Submission 3, p. 1.
[25]
APSC, Submission 3, p. 1
[26]
APSC, Submission 3, p. 2.
[27]
APSC, Submission 3, p. 2.
[28]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 7.
[29]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 7.
[30]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 8.
[31]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 8.
[32]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 2.
[33]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 9.
[34]
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Submission 21, p. 1.
[35]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 8.
[36]
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 10, p. 2; CPSU,
Submission 9, p. 7; Transparency International Australia, Submission
7, p. 1; Law Council, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure
Bill 2013, p. 6; Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[37]
ACTU, Submission 10, p. 2; CPSU, Submission 9, p. 7.
[38]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 5.
[39]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 12.
[40]
TJN Australia, Submission 11, p. 5.
[41]
Law Council of Australia, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure
Bill 2013, p. 5.
[42]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 14.
[43]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 7.
[44]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 15.
[45]
Law Council, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p.
12.
[46]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 12.
[47]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 7.
[48]
ACTU, Submission 10, p. 2.
[49]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 15.
[50]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 6.
[51]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 8.
[52]
ACTU, Submission 10, p. 2.
[53]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 8.
[54]
See for example Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 12, Mr Howard
Whitton, Submission no. 25 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 8,
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 1, Blueprint for Free
Speech, Submission 5, p. 6.
[55]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 14.
[56]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 9.
[57]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.
[58]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 4.
[59]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 5.
[60]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 10.
[61]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 6.
[62]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.
[63]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 6.
[64]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 4.
[65]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 10.
[66]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 12.
[67]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 3.
[68]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 6.
[69]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 6.
[70]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 3.
[71]
Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Submission 19, p. 2.
[72]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 7.
[73]
National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 6, p. 3.
[74]
Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Submission 19, p. 1.
[75]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 3.
[76]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Submission 12, p. 2.
[77]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 7.
[78]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 3.
[79]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 11.
[80]
Law Council, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, pp.
9-11.
[81]
Law Council, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p.
10.
[82]
Westmead Hospital Whistleblowers, Submission 13, p. 4.
[83]
Dr Gabrielle Appleby, Dr Judith Bannister and Ms Anna Olijnyk, Submission
no. 9 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 10.
[84]
Dr Gabrielle Appleby, Dr Judith Bannister and Ms Anna Olijnyk Submission
no. 9 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 10.
[85]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 3.
[86]
TJN Australia, Submission 11, p. 7.
[87]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 6.
[88]
Rule of Law Institute of Australia, Submission no. 8 to the Senate Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest
Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 3.
[89]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[90]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 7.
[91]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[92]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[93]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 5.
[94]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 5.
[95]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 4.
[96]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 5.
[97]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 5.
[98]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 5.
[99]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Submission 12, p. 8.
[100]
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and the Australian
Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Submission 16, p. 2.
[101]
IGIS, Submission 8, p. 3.
[102]
IGIS, Submission 8, p. 3.
[103]
Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 18, p. 2.
[104]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 6.
[105]
Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Submission 19, p. 1.
[106]
Rule of Law Institute of Australia, Submission no. 8 to the Senate Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure
Bill 2013, p. 2.
[107]
ASIO – ASIS, Submission 16, p. 4.
[108]
IGIS, Submission 8, p. 3.
[109]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 8.
[110]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 5.
[111]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 3.
[112]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 8.
[113]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 1.
[114]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 5.
[115]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 10.
[116]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Submission 12, p. 9.
[117]
Westmead Hospital Whistleblowers, Submission 13, p. 3.
[118]
TJN Australia, Submission 11, p. 4.
[119]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 5.
[120]
ACTU, Submission 10, p. 3.
[121]
Law Council, Submission no. 24 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 7.
[122]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 20.
[123]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 5.
[124]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 9.
[125]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 5.
[126]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 7.
[127]
Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, Submission no. 2 to the
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public
Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 2.
[128]
See clause 48 Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013 for more details on
disclosures not requiring an investigation.
[129]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 9.
[130]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 12.
[131]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 9.
[132]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.
[133]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 9.
[134]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 4.
[135]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 8; CPSU, Submission 9, p.
8.
[136]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 7.
[137]
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 4.
[138]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[139]
Rule of Law Institute of Australia, Submission no. 8 to the Senate Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure
Bill 2013, p. 3.
[140]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 10.
[141]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 7.
[142]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, pp. 7-8.
[143]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 8.
[144]
Roberts P, Brown AJ & Olsen J, Whistling While They Work: A good
practice guide for managing internal reporting of wrongdoing in public sector
organisations, 2011, Australia & New Zealand School of Government / ANU
E-Press.
[145]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 5.
[146]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 17.
[147]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.
[148]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 9.
[149]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 9.
[150]
CPSU, Submission 9, pp. 9-10.
[151]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 8.
[152]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 8.
[153]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 5.
[154]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 6.
[155]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 6.
[156]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 4.
[157]
CPSU, Submission 9, pp. 4-5.
[158]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 17, p. 2.
[159]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 12.
[160]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 12.
[161]
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional
Affairs, Whistleblower Protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Australian
public sector, p. 53.
[162]
See for example Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 4; Blueprint
for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 5; National Tertiary Education Union, Submission
6, p. 3; Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 2;
Joint Media Organisations, Submission 20, p. 5; Civil Liberties
Australia, Submission 18, p. 2; ABC, Submission 15, p. 4;
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 5; Rule of Law Institute of
Australia, Submission no. 8 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 2.
[163]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 4.
[164]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 5.
[165]
Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Submission 19, p. 1.
[166]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 4.
[167]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 8.
[168]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 2.
[169]
National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 6, p. 3.
[170]
Mr Howard Whitton, Submission no. 25 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, p. 4.
[171]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 11.
[172]
Accountability Round Table, Submission 2, p. 6.
[173]
Transparency International Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.
[174]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 5.
[175]
ABC, Submission 15, p. 6.
[176]
IGIS, Submission 8, p. 4.
[177]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 9.
[178]
CPSU, Submission 9, p. 9.
[179]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 8.
[180]
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 1, p. 8.
[181]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 9.
[182]
Clerk of the Senate, Submission no. 1 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, pp.
1.
[183]
Whistleblowers Action Group Qld Inc, Submission 17, p. 2.
[184]
Professor AJ Brown, Submission 14, p. 13.
[185]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 14.
[186]
National Whistleblowers Information Centre, Submission 22, p. 15.
[187]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 4, p. 1; Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission
5, p. 7; Westmead Hospital Whistleblowers, Submission 13, p. 3.
[188]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 4, p. 1.
[189]
Dr Kim Sawyer, Submission 2, p. 1.
[190]
Westmead Hospital Whistleblowers, Submission 13, p. 3.
[191]
Blueprint for Free Speech, Submission 5, p. 7.
[192]
Mr Howard Whitton, Submission no. 25 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, pp.
7-8.
Chapter 4 Committee Comment
[1]
The Hon Mr Mark Dreyfus QC, Attorney-General, House of Representatives
Hansard, 21 March 2013, p. 2897.
[2]
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Sixth report of 2013,
May 2013, pp. 50-57.
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