Victoria Police is claiming it’s not responsible for failing to protect Gobbo’s identity because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.
Victoria Police is claiming it cannot be held responsible in Nicola Gobbo’s long-running compensation lawsuit for failing to protect her identity and safety because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.
Gobbo, who has been in hiding since her exposure as Informer 3838, or “Lawyer X”, in late 2018, is seeking millions of dollars in compensation over allegationsthrough “negligence” and “malfeasance in public office” by a number of high-profile officers. Documents and evidence tendered by Victoria Police during its attempts to suppress her identity as an informer and the royal commission contain numerous references to the duty of care Victoria Police claimed it owed Gobbo to protect her safety and keep her working as an operative.
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has so far been unable to secure the support of the Greens or cross-bench for the State Civil Liability Bill 2024 since its introduction more than two weeks ago. Police are allegedly contemplating halting or dropping the murder prosecution to protect the identity of a source in the event the High Court orders the person’s exposure.
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