2015-07-03 18:31:01 +1000
The government's current counter argument is that Section 48 allows for disclosure where an:
"… entrusted person reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the life or health of an individual". But what is a "serious threat"? And what constitutes health in this law. Lawyer and ANU lecturer in Migration Law, Khanh Hoang, interprets that "Whistleblowers must make judgements about whether a threat to life or health is “serious” enough to warrant disclosure and then be willing to defend their actions in court."
This will certainly have a deterrent effect on whistleblowers.

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