Overview

• Walter Sofronoff is challenging the ACT Integrity Commission's finding of serious corrupt conduct related to leaks during his 2023 inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.
• The Federal Court is considering whether parliamentary privilege shields the Integrity Commission's report from judicial review once tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
• Alison Hammond, representing the ACT speaker, argued that privilege attaches to the report upon submission to the assembly, barring further legal challenges.
• Sofronoff's counsel, Adam Pomerenke KC, contended that privilege does not extend to the report's publication on the commission's website and cited procedural errors in the findings.
• Justice Wendy Abraham has reserved her decision, which could determine whether Sofronoff's case proceeds or is dismissed.