Tanya Plibersek ordered investigation after judge accused law firm of ‘subtle coaching’ of Tiwi Island traditional owners during legal challenge
Putjamirra, in the Tiwi Islands. A federal review found the Environment Defenders Office did not breach grant rules during a legal challenge against a Santos gas project.Putjamirra, in the Tiwi Islands. A federal review found the Environment Defenders Office did not breach grant rules during a legal challenge against a Santos gas project.The Environmental Defenders Office did not breach the conditions of its $8.2m in federal funding according to a government review of the legal firm’s conduct.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupthat one of its lawyers and a cultural heritage consultant engaged in a form of “subtle coaching” in a meeting with Tiwi islanders. Charlesworth also found that evidence from one expert witness involved “confection”.
Plibersek’s department sought independent legal advice on whether the conduct described in Charlesworth’s judgment breached the EDO’s grant conditions.
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