Justice John Burns says attorney general has no role in determining whether it is necessary for Collaery to engage new counsel
The federal government’s attempt to use “extraordinary” national security powers to obstruct Bernard Collaery engaging a highly respected barrister in the Timor-Leste spying case is “disturbing” and “unfair”, a judge has ruled.
Collaery is fighting allegations that he unlawfully shared protected information about a 2004 Australian spy operation that bugged allies in the Timor-Leste government to gain the upper hand in negotiations over oil and gas resources in the Timor Sea.
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