Australia’s laws cannot protect whistleblowers like Richard Boyle, court finds
by Christopher Knaus and Tory Shepherd from World news | The Guardian on (#6AAFG)
Court rules whistleblowing laws do not protect acts committed while gathering evidence before speaking out as that would sanction vigilante justice'
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Australia's whistleblower laws do not offer any protection to public servants like Richard Boyle for acts allegedly committed while gathering evidence prior to speaking out, a court has found.
The South Australian district court on Thursday partially lifted suppressions over a key judgment that ruled that the nation's whistleblower protections could not be used to shield Boyle, a former tax office employee who spoke out about the agency's unethical and aggressive pursuit of debts.
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