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Tim Dornin

Tax office whistleblower loses bid to halt prosecution

Richard Boyle is facing 24 charges related to the release of information from the tax office. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Former Australian Taxation Office debt collector Richard Boyle will stand trial on criminal charges after losing a bid to halt his prosecution over allegedly releasing protected information.

In civil proceedings in the South Australian District Court, Boyle had argued that his whistleblower actions were consistent with the federal government's Public Interest Disclosure Act, rendering him immune from prosecution.

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