Senate debates

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Bills

Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Bill 2021; In Committee

11:27 am

Photo of Jordon Steele-JohnJordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

[via video link] I have a subsequent question for the Attorney-General. I thank you for those comments; they are clarifying. For the community's confidence, could you briefly outline again what you understand to be the legal penalties that would be faced by anybody who were to attempt to cause anybody some negative consequence for blowing the whistle and for giving information to the commission? You and I both understand that those legal consequences can be quite severe, but I think, for the community following this debate, it would be great if you could just step them out briefly.

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