[2] The main advice given by Walsh in the report was that major legislative action to safeguard law-enforcement or national security was not required at the time.
Following a review that was requested by EFA,[1] in June 1997[1] EFA obtained a copy of the Walsh Report that had been redacted[2][3] on national security,[3] defence, international relations, internal working document, law enforcement and public safety grounds.
[8] In December 1998[5] an uncensored copy of the Walsh Report was discovered in the State Library of Tasmania by Nick Ellsmore, a university student in Hobart.
[1] Following the discovery of the uncensored copies of the Walsh report, The Australian newspaper revealed the censored recommendations.
A spokesperson for Daryl Williams, the Attorney-General, said that the release of the Walsh report had been discussed with AusInfo, but denied that the Government initiated the recall.
In February 1999, EFA cryptography committee chairman, Greg Taylor, said: "The bumbling attempts to censor the [Walsh] report have only served to focus international attention on it".