User: D Rushton

Clarification re e-mails

On: Smutty E-Mail Legal In Australia

I would like to point out that the article in The Age "Obscene e-mail ruled legal", posted on this website as "spreading a bit of bestiality via e-mail", was incorrect. A letter has been forwarded to The Age as follows: "Dear Editor, I wish to point out an inaccuracy in the report published in 'The Age' on 2 April 2001 at page 7 under the heading 'Obscene e-mail ruled legal'. The investigation in fact did not conclude that an employee of the Office of the Employment Advocate sent to other employees material of the nature referred to in that article. The advice from the departmental investigator quoted in the article, to the effect that none of the material examined in the course of the investigation "was of a nature that could be considered criminal" was entirely correct. An enquiry from your reporter to this office or to the departmental investigator who wrote that advice, would have prevented the publication of these inaccuracies. In the circumstances I request that you retract these inaccurate statements." David Rushton Senior Legal Manager, Office of the Employment Advocate