Whistleblower Richard Boyle will face a trial and potential prison term after judge Liesl Kudelka found his actions were not immune to prosecution under the Public Interest Disclosure (PID) Act.
Boyle’s case has been seen as a critical test of the law and its ability to protect whistleblowers. Kieran Pender from the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) said the decision showed that the law was “utterly broken”.
