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Monday, December 01, 2008

Protesters Could Be Prosecuted Over Safety

ABC News in Australia had a short news article last Friday that was interesting. It reports that people involved in protesting logging in the Southern forests of Tasmania may be prosecuted under workplace safety laws because their actions are endangering themselves as well as workers.

Read the article here.

The article states:

"Workplace Standards Tasmania has warned the tactics being used by some forest protesters are putting lives at risk. It is so concerned about the issue it has launched an investigation into whether protesters in the southern forests are breaching workplace safety laws. The investigation could lead to the prosecution of protesters if workplace health and safety has been compromised."

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