The non-communication law of the Republic Senate came into being via the Galactic Senate of the Galactic Republic in the wake of the Separatist Crisis and the commencement of the Clone Wars. This legislation, motivated in part by concerns about validating the Confederacy of Independent Systems, prohibited Republic senators from holding formal talks with the Separatist Senate. It was also implemented to assist Republic Intelligence in identifying disloyal individuals within the government. In 21 BBY, Senator Padmé Amidala and the Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano chose to violate this statute to engage with Separatist representative Mina Bonteri, who sought a peaceful resolution to the Clone Wars. Following the bombing of Coruscant's central power distribution grid, the Republic government discontinued a peace initiative with the Separatists. Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight and Tano's master, subsequently scolded her for her transgression of the law.