'No longer fit for purpose': Suppression debate

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Apr 1, 2019 – 12.05am

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historical child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision, all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.

Australia's peak legal body says a debate whether suppression orders remain "fit for purpose" in the era of internet and globalisation is needed after 36 media outlets were cited for contempt of court in coverage of George Pell's conviction for child sexual assault.

Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason