BAIL AMENDMENT BILL 2022
726. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the answer to my question without notice 657 in which the Attorney
General confirmed that on 14 June 2022, he became aware for the first
time of a suppression order regarding the case that precipitated the
development of the Bail Amendment Bill 2022.
(1) Who informed the Attorney
General of that information?
(2) Will the
parliamentary secretary table the document that confirms the time the Attorney
General received that information?
(3) If no to (2),
what time on 14 June 2022 was the Attorney General informed about the
suppression order?
(4) Has the Attorney General seen
the suppression order in unredacted form?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I provide the
following answer on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Attorney General.
(1)–(4) The Attorney General has ensured that all relevant
information about the suppression order has been supplied to the shadow Attorney General ahead of debate on
the Bail Amendment Bill 2022. This information—I quote from the
email provided on Monday, 15 August 2022—is that, according to my notes
—
''there is an active
suppression order in place. The order prohibits the publication or disclosure
of any details which would enable the identification of the accused, any
witness or victim involved in the case which precipitated the development of
this Bill.
Please be mindful of the suppression
order when debating, or commenting on, the Bill or the events preceding its
development (particularly in relation to the names of the deceased victim or
accused).''
This information is the same advice
that was provided elsewhere.