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Unionist right to silence upheld24 November 2010Today, South Australian Unionist, Ark Tribe, was acquitted the first person to be charged under federal industrial laws for failing to answer compulsory questions about a stop-work meeting. Ark Tribe faced six months in jail for refusing to answer questions about a health and safety meeting on a South Australian building site in 2008. The Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) tried to use its draconian powers to interigate building worker, Ark Tribe, and compel him to undergo an interview, without the assistance of legal representation of his choice, and co-operate with the ABCC. No other court or Tribunal in Australia has the same powers. Ark Tribe refused. His refusal saw him charged and face a jail sentence of up to six months. Today, a South Australian Magistrate, acquitted Ark of the charges. The HSU beleives that the powers of the ABCC are unfair and unjust and continues to oppose the extreme powers that give one group of workers less rights than another. For more information, visit the Rights on Site website. |
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