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Recommendation 27
27
Paragraph: 109
Application of disclosure rules is problematic in digital fraud cases, requiring clearer guidelines.
Recommendation
Our inquiry heard of problems with the application of disclosure rules which can result in significant amounts of police and prosecution time being spent redacting and disclosing vast amounts of material that turns out to be unnecessary to the case eventually pursued. We are not convinced that the underlying disclosure legislation is the problem but rather there needs to be clearer guidelines on how this legislation should operate in cases with significant amounts of digital material.
Paragraph Reference:
109
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 January 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗