Overview

• Judge Liesl Kudelka imposed a 12-month good behaviour bond in the South Australian District Court.
• Boyle admitted four offences in a plea deal, reduced from 66 charges laid after his 2018 Four Corners disclosures.
• The admitted offences were disclosing protected information, making a record of protected information, using a listening device to record a private conversation, and recording another person's tax file number.
• The court accepted that his offending occurred in extenuating circumstances and was tied to poor mental health.
• The outcome has renewed pressure to strengthen whistleblower protections, with advocates urging reform and Senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie proposing a Whistleblower Protection Authority.