Like Heptides has said, “It depends what it says”.
Like many of us I believe strongly that we were stitched-up. I am convinced that ASADA acted unfairly, without integrity and without oversight.
My best guess is the document will confirm that ASADA did not consider all the evidence and the evidence they did use was either manipulated or not validated (or both). The full brief of the Evidence Pack will confirm this. McDevitt initiated it and Sharpe has condoned it and covered it up.
Wow ok.
Not sure you need to get personal. Sorry if you feel that emotionally attached to this thing because you’re going to be let down.
He needs to get someone to represent him.
There are FOI lawyers who would probably do it pro bono.
Part of winning these sorts of cases before the AAT or VCAT is not sounding like a crazy person. He has solid grounds to press for the unredacted documents but he just needs someone well versed in FOI law to flesh that out.
If the media follow through on this I expect the identity of the witnesses will be known either tomorrow or Tuesday.
Why would he even be calling witnesses?
The proceeding is about whether the exemptions in the legislation apply to the documents. That’s a matter for the agency to prove not him, so they should call the witnesses to substantiate the exemptions and then he should poke holes in that reasoning through cross examination and closing submissions.
If he wants to put witnesses up to go on and on about the grand conspiracy then he will lose because that has nothing to do with whether he should be able to access the documents. The matter is already of substantial public interest and I suspect that would be conceded, so there’s no reason he has to call witnesses to prove that.
Amazing that a certain poster sees no purpose in this thread , but avidly follows it and regularly posts on it and trashes other posters
You summed it up.
Hang on…just heading out for some popcorn
I’ve posted in this thread 11 times since Feb 2020 (not sure that meets the definition of ‘avidly following’ something) and not once trashed anyone here.
Get a grip. Sorry you don’t like hearing that Bruces crusade will result in nothing because nobody outside this forum and the lawyers that are probably making bank from it, have any interest in this
Try harder next time bigallan.
Incorrect…many people outside this forum think dodgy ■■■■ happened and want it exposed…ALL of it. Cause if dodgy ■■■■ did happen…people need to be nailed to the wall else this is not a country that is governed for all the people, and rules can be broken if and when it suits.
So nah….everything pertaining to this case MUST see the light of day
You made your point, move on. (please).
Personally I would prefer taxpayer money is spent on ■■■■ that actually matters.
Boy, you have opened up a Pandora’s Box with that statement.
This matters big time, not because I’m a Bomber fan, it matters because I’m an Australian tax paying citizen and if this is dodgy, it needs to be called out and sorted, and the perpetrators need to pay dearly, and lastly the MSM head nodders need a reckoning also, Patrick Smith, Wilson etc need to be chastised publically
It really doesn’t. Feed some homeless people for a few weeks or something. Anything
Um what?
Any member of the public is entitled to seek any document under the FOI Act, and if access is refused, to review that decision through the courts.
It’s the agency who is responsible for spending taxpayers money in an attempt to keep the document from being released - not the applicant. The agency could simply hand the document over and then the matter would cost a grand total of zero dollars.
What exactly are you saying? That members of the public shouldn’t be allowed to seek to access government documents because that process might cost money? Not sure you’ve thought this one through
What are they hiding….
That is the very good question.
Documents detailing where the commies took Harold Holt after they plucked him out of bass strait.
Never forget, never forgive.
That applies to all active and passive support for this miscarriage of justice.
I have to admit that I’m one who personally finds it hard to keep fighting because I don’t think anything’s going to come of it, ultimately.
That’s my personal view. However I’m not about to come swanning into this thread and start shitragging on everyone who still deeply care about this issue and are prepared to keep pushing.
Godspeed to those of you continuing the good fight - I hope you win and that something good comes of it. Don’t waste your breath on those who just want to be endlessly negative.