Overview

• The permanent stay hearing was pushed to August 28 after defence counsel requested extra time to examine contested phone recordings.
• Zali Burrows alleges Queensland Police failed to initially disclose six items, including four audio files of her conversations with Lehrmann’s former legal representative.
• Disputed recordings also cover calls involving the complainant and a witness that the defence contends were obtained without proper authority.
• Lehrmann has not entered a plea to the two rape charges arising from an October 2021 incident in Toowoomba.
• The court’s ruling on these evidentiary challenges will determine whether the charges proceed to trial or are permanently stayed.