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Australia’s laws cannot protect whistleblowers like Richard Boyle, court finds


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Australia’s laws cannot protect whistleblowers like Richard Boyle, court finds



Court rules whistleblowing laws do not protect acts committed while gathering evidence before speaking out as that would sanction ‘vigilante justice’

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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