Overview
- Magistrate Glenn Walsh ordered that the prosecution brief be served by December 19, with police to confirm its completeness by December 22.
- Prosecutors told the Downing Centre Local Court they have not reviewed data from five seized devices due to defence objections and claims of legal and journalistic privilege.
- Defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC said the material could underpin an application to stay proceedings, calling the current disclosure position unsatisfactory.
- Walsh questioned whether the Local Court can rule on the legality of the search warrant and adjourned the disclosure dispute to be revisited in March.
- Jones, 84, has pleaded not guilty to 25 indecent‑assault and two sexual‑touching charges involving nine complainants, with a contested hearing set for August 2026 that prosecutors say could involve more than 100 witnesses.