A competent lawyer would have made their client aware that a politician is likely to pull that kind of move.
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TassieTosser@aussie.zone 7 months agoShanks was unable to defend himself in the former case because Balilaro invoked parliamentary privilege on evidence Shanks wanted to use.
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Which is absolutely fucking ludicrous. Parliamentary Privilege should not be able to be used in that manner. It should protect a politician from any criminal charges against them, and against being sued. It should not be able to be invoked when you are the plaintiff in a case.
It should be a shield, not a sword.