Re:Australia bans reporting of multi-nation corruption case
by nl on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @08:08PM
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It seems likely that the individuals named in the order are likely to be brought up in the case.
If - as a totally fictional example - allegations were made that the RBA's Note Printing division attempted to bribe the head of some fictional nation, that would almost certainly damage Australia's international reputation, especially if people within Australia later attempted to cover that up.
Does the public's right-to-know outweigh that damage? Clearly the court thinks not.
If - as a totally fictional example - allegations were made that the RBA's Note Printing division attempted to bribe the head of some fictional nation, that would almost certainly damage Australia's international reputation, especially if people within Australia later attempted to cover that up.
Does the public's right-to-know outweigh that damage? Clearly the court thinks not.
I'll just leave these links here:
http://www.afr.com/p/national/probe_sought_on_new_rba_bribe_... (Note that the Saddam/Iraqi link is a separate case)
http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/committees/sena... - look at page 370