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That’s the whole point of this legislation, and one of the reasons the legislation specifically supports the death penalty is to allow this legislation to be us
by manicdee 8y ago
That’s the whole point of this legislation, and one of the reasons the legislation specifically supports the death penalty is to allow this legislation to be used by Australia to support the USA, where the death penalty still exists.
- BLKNSLVR 8y agoThere's a secondary point to this legislation: discouraging whistleblowers by making it more difficult to both hide yourself and be hidden by whichever journalist you're working with. Chilling effects is a desired outcome of this legislation.
- brokenmachine 8y agoWhistleblowing attracts up to a 25-year sentence, so yes this is terrible for journalists. What's the maximum sentence for copyright infringement?
- manicdee 8y ago25 years assuming you are sentenced in Australia rather than extradited to the USA to be killed.
- brokenmachine 8y agoI don't understand your logic. Is the death penalty specifically mentioned in this bill somewhere?
- manicdee 8y agoYes, it is specifically mentioned in this legislation, and is specifically called out as indication that the foreign government’s request warrants action under this legislation. That is to say that given the foreign government seeking information that will lead to a death penalty on conviction, the Attorney General is compelled to issue an instruction under this legislation.