Release of Nicky Hager's bank records to police has wider public interest, lawyer says
Barrister Felix Geiringer says tens of thousands of people have their information given to agencies without permission.
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The Privacy Commissioner has upheld a complaint against Westpac for releasing bank records belonging to political activist and journalist Nicky Hager without a court order in a case that has wider public implications.
The more than 10 months of Mr Hager’s bank records were sought by police
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Fiona Rotherham
Mon, 20 Feb 2017
Mon, 20 Feb 2017
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Release of Nicky Hager's bank records to police has wider public interest, lawyer says
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