A fine balance in judgement required

Comments on DANIELLE CRONIN “PS warned over damaging leaks”, 7/08/2009, http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/ps-warned-over-damaging-leaks/1589609.aspx

While the PS commissioner had a point, it is nevertheless not always clear cut between whistleblower and leaking. For example, if the authorities that the commissioner said whistleblower should report to are the problems themselves, how can a whistleblower report to them?

So in the current form of parliamentary democracy and politics, PS has to make a judgement between legitimate and inappropriate leaking.

It is a fine balance of judgement.