The Premature Release of Contents of Report
Legislation Committee (1989 - 2001)· 26 August 1992general_report
The WA Legislative Council's Legislation Committee investigated the premature release of its report on crime sentencing legislation to Channel 9 before its official release date. The Committee viewed this as contempt of the House but, unable to identify the source of the leak, decided not to pursue the matter further in this instance. A warning was issued to all media outlets regarding future premature publications.
Impact
Media outlets are directly affected by the warning. The Legislative Council's authority and processes are undermined by leaks. The public's access to information is potentially manipulated by premature and possibly out-of-context reporting.
justicepublic_sectorpremature releasereport leakcontempt of HouseLegislation CommitteeChannel 9mediasanctionsCommittee of Privilegecrime sentencingCriminal Law Amendment ActStanding OrdersWestern Australiaparliamentary report
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