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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by javajosh on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:58PM (#28374201)
5.b ...or what? In practice these kinds of rules are unenforced because governments tolerance for their own busy schedules, giving exceptions for unavoidable delay, is infinite.

And then it happens so much it's standard practice and attorneys lose social credit for even bringing it up.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by 8372049 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:48PM (#28374571)
I would say it depends. If it takes 80 hours to get approval and it turns out that the warrant was, well, warranted, then I don't consider it to be a big problem.

If it takes 80 hours and it turns out to be abuse, then heads would probably roll.

However, in most cases these things are legitimate. I've worked in government and most people have good intentions. We don't have to protect ourselves, as a society, against the legitimate cases, we have to protect ourselves against the abuse.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by lobocinza on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @08:33PM (#28375285)
Good intentions means nothing. Most people have good intentions but that doesn't prevent them from abusing power, lying and causing damages intentionally and unintentionally.
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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by 8372049 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @10:47PM (#28375988)
Then we mean different things by "good intentions".
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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by javajosh on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @02:13AM (#28376876)
What if it turns out to be 30 days?
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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by traloid on Thursday September 02, 2021 @06:37AM (#28390460)
Unless there are stated penalizations for violations, rules mean nothing.
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