Re: Labor MP accused of rorting union credit
Not illegal. You can attack politicians without proving anything in Court.
Completely different principle regarding rights to medical privacy.
By putting information out there that has not actually been proven formally did occur (as in be tested in the legal system) and using that information as abasis to attack a person.
Not illegal. You can attack politicians without proving anything in Court.
We all know about injunctions - remember Channel 7 obtaining that information about the players at Hawthorn and drug use (yes that one!!). Injunction was obtained by Hawthorn and the AFL and despite people knowing about it, the information has not been made public.
Thomson is well within his rights to seek an injunction against the Liberal Party should it put this information into an attack ad using the same principle.
Completely different principle regarding rights to medical privacy.