Peter Spencer has been allowed to issue subpoenas to three witnesses from his full submitted list of 28 witnesses. And importantly, Spencer is not precluded from making a specific application about specific (new) witnesses (from the list) as the case proceeds. This, in spite of the objections of the two respondents - the Commonwealth Government Solicitor and the NSW Crown Solicitor. This is a clear win for Spencer - the respondent wanted none of these to appear.... however (for example), the witnesses may prove to be critical in exposing informal arrangements between the Commonwealth and NSW if the documentary evidence cannot be found during the trial. The Judge has clearly rejected the Commonwealths often repeated claim that Spencer was fishing and trawling, and apparently a new concept that their high office, or previous high office and prominence might tend against them being called... NO guys - you are as subject to the law as anyone else and NOT immune from giving evidence....
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:04:53 +0000
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