Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I will not be dividing on this amendment. I appreciate that the government and the opposition have given me their position. If we acknowledge that sources need to be protected, then this amendment would seek to broaden that protection. Sometimes, there could be circumstances where a purpose is not to reveal a source, but it could have the effect of revealing a source; therefore the public interest advocacy regime anticipated in this legislative framework ought to be strengthened according to that. I will not take it any further. I know now to ask the Attorney only to acknowledge something rather than concede. An acknowledgement from the Attorney is probably almost a concession.