What does one say…
Australian Lawyers Weekly report
Bringing Christian Porter’s defamation trial to an end, the Federal Court has handed down its ruling on three redacted sections of the ABC’s defence after the former Attorney-General fought to have them permanently removed from the court file.
Mr Porter has been successful in persuading the Federal Court to keep the three sections in the ABC’s defence and his reply permanently redacted, despite major media organisations arguing that it would be “extraordinary” for the court to do so.
Justice Jayne Jagot made the order that the document will be removed from the court file “on the grounds that it is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice”. The file will instead be kept separately in a sealed file.
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