Project No. 53

The Commission had the opportunity to reconsider the issue of a privilege for journalists in a wider context when reporting in Project No. 90.

In 1994 the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs published its inquiry into the rights and obligations of the media, specifically addressing laws for the protection of journalist’s confidential sources. The Standing Committee cited with approval the recommendations in Project No. 90. To date no legislative action has occurred to specifically create a privilege for journalists to protect confidential communications.