Court Blocks Release of Queensland Corruption Claims

Court Blocks Release of Queensland Corruption Claims
A general view of the High Court of Australia in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 5, 2020. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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The High Court has ruled Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog cannot publicly air allegations involving a former senior public servant, potentially assisting a similar case brought by the state’s former treasurer.

The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) was granted leave in December last year to challenge a Queensland Court of Appeal decision that the commission’s draft report on Peter Carne was not subject to parliamentary privilege and could not be released.