Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Justice): Thank you, Madam Chair. I think, from the outset, the current Privacy Act was conceived on the basis—and it was a very debateable point at that time—that the news media were able to protect their sources. As a liberal social democracy, we've long cherished the role that the fourth estate plays as part of our democracy, not just calling politicians to account but calling private organisations and public organisations and individuals to account, particularly those who wield power or exercise power and influence. So protecting the news media has always been a vital objective in the legal framework that we've got.