One of the attorneys-general, John Rau, from South Australia, this morning said he would raise concerns about the effectiveness of suppression orders in the age of social networking.
"The publishing on a site such as Facebook of the name of an accused, whose identity is suppressed, could prejudice a fair trial and prevent justice being done," he said.
"It is vital that we work to ensure that justice, in respect of all crimes, is administered fairly and this requires looking at the changing face of technology and social media."
Suppression orders are issued by courts to prevent newspapers and other types of media revealing the identity of people involved in sensitive cases, such as those involving children.
Model suppression-order provisions approved by the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General at an earlier meeting in May include internet publication as a form of publication that can be prohibited by a suppression or non-publication order.
However Mr Rau said the typical user of a social networking website would probably not know of, or be reckless about, the existence of a suppression order, he said.
"By raising these concerns I hope to determine, in conjunction with the Attorneys-General, whether further work is required to identify additional option for enforcing suppression orders within the social media context."
Also to be discussed at the meeting today is the topic of an R18+ rating for video games.
"I have an open mind about this matter, but if classifications are to apply to computer games, it is my view that the required model will need to clearly enhance protection offered to children," Mr Rau said.
