The prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery has now officially ended
The prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery has now officially ended, with his legal team considering seeking costs for the case that has spanned four years.
Attorney-General says ‘levers’ available in Collaery case
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says there are “levers available” to the government on the handling of the Bernard Collaery case but remained tight-lipped about any steps the Commonwealth may take in the matter, as advocates renewed calls for Canberra lawyer’s prosecution to be abandoned.
Cost the Commonwealth $5,510,829
Incredibly, the Collaery and Witness K case alone cost the Commonwealth $5,510,829. To jog your memory — former ACT attorney-general Collaery allegedly helped an ex-spy reveal info about a secret Timor-Leste mission