Last minute rush on secrecy laws.

Professor David Weisbrot told Senate Estimates (Legal and Constitutional 19 October at 25) the Australian Law Reform Commission has asked the Attorney General for six weeks extension, beyond the end of October, to submit the final report on the reference to review secrecy provisions in Commonwealth acts. The Commission had received 24 late submissions, including from major stakeholders, mostly major government departments whose advice was needed to complete the review.