00:00There were emotional scenes inside the court and jubilation with supporters outside when the judge said ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle would have no conviction recorded.
00:12It's the culmination of seven years of hearings and appeals that Richard Boyle has previously said have broken him physically, mentally and financially.
00:22The case started when Mr Boyle was a debt recovery officer at the ATO and made the decision to expose aggressive debt recovery practices.
00:31After making a public disclosure within the ATO Mr Boyle made the allegations public on the ABC's Four Corners program.
00:38He was initially charged with 66 offences that could have resulted in more than 160 years in prison but in May he agreed to a plea deal reducing it to just four charges.
00:49While supporters and advocates welcomed today's decision to not record a conviction, they said there's still a need for stronger whistleblower protections.
00:58Richard has suffered for eight years. He's still suffering. This has to end. I think justice has been in a very small way served today with the no convictions.
01:12Richard Boyle thanked supporters outside the court today but didn't make any other public comments.
01:17He's now waiting to hear if prosecutors will appeal the decision.
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