Reply #2: Assange might be prosecutable under Australian law, if he released many Australian diplomatic cables [View All]

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and any other publishers might similarly be prosecutable

... The High Court in Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd & Ors (the first major Australian case seeking prevention of publication of sensitive government documents relating to Australia's national security and foreign policy) commented that ... If .. it appears that disclosure will be inimical to the public interest because national security, relations with foreign countries or the ordinary business of government will be prejudiced, disclosure will be restrained ...
Australian secrecy regime
http://www.caslon.com.au/secrecyguide4.htm

... under the Crimes Act, 1914 (Cth) a Commonwealth officer is guilty of an offence if he or she communicates information which that person has a duty to treat as a secret to someone who is not authorised to receive it (Section 79). A journalist who receives such information and publishes it is guilty of an offence if he or she had reason to believe it was communicated in contravention of this provision. It is a criminal offence to publish such information regardless of whether the disclosure of the information would harm the public ...
Press Law in Australia
http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/fop/auspres.html