The many forms of police secrecy at the Gobbo royal commission thwarted the inquiry,said Commissioner Margaret McMurdo,and had a “detrimental consequence” on what she could uncover.
The Lawyer X royal commission has referred Victoria Police’s most senior lawyer to the legal regulator for investigation into his handling of the scandal.
Public scrutiny of the behaviour and actions of Nicola Gobbo have potentially undermined the trust people place in their lawyers to help them.
We may never know if anyone else in the justice system knew of this little secret. One reason is because they weren’t asked.
A royal commission has ruled that police had corrupted the criminal justice system.
Royal Commissioner Margaret McMurdo has recommended that Simon Overland and former Purana Taskforce detectives be referred to a special investigator.
Nicola Gobbo was no innocent victim of crooks and cops,but a willing participant in her own downfall,the royal commission has found.
Royal commission has delivered a damning assessment of Victoria Police's recruitment and management of barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo.
Royal Commissioner Margaret McMurdo has recommended a special investigator be appointed to consider whether criminal charges should be brought against current and former Victoria Police over the Nicola Gobbo scandal.
The royal commission into the handling of police informants has revealed the damaging actions of the Purana taskforce.
Who is Nicola Gobbo? What did she do? Why was it so bad? And what has the royal commission's final report found?