Prima Facie a podcast about law, order, and legal issues.

Ep 7 - People Smuggling, Dallas Buyers Club, RR305


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The Federal Government has been accused of paying-off people smugglers to turn around "the boats". The Australian Secret Intelligence Service might even be involved. It sounds abhorrent, but if the Government actually did this, would anyone be committing a criminal offence?
Producers of the Dallas Buyers Club are stepping-up their efforts to track down alleged movie pirates. But just how far can this proceed in the Australian courts? David explains what to do if you get a letter of demand for alleged copyright infringement.
And a tragic accident last week saw two police officers hospitalised after their divisional van struck a traffic barrier in the CBD. Ron explains Road Rule 305, exemptions which police have from the road rules, and the day-to-day process of responding to calls for public assistance.
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