DOCTORS from across the Western District have rallied to oppose new secrecy laws.
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More than 20 medicos gathered outside Warrnambool Base Hospital on Friday afternoon to voice their concerns over the newly-legislated Border Force Act.
Group spokesman Nick Thies said it was important that doctors and other professionals were able to be transparent about their concerns.
“There’s no need for this level of secrecy,” Dr Thies said. “As doctors, we all have a duty of care to our patients, no matter if you are working in Warrnambool, a large city or a detention centre.”
The Border Force Act, supported by the federal government and opposition, stipulates that detention centre workers face up to two years in prison for recording or disclosing information they obtain from their job.