Case Against Premier Daniel Andrews failed because Judge found it might cause him 'stress'
Episode description
This is a standalone episode summarising the 'Not Above the Law' case against Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and other named politicians and bureaucrats, run by Self Employed Australia over hotel quarantine failures.
It is a story of government malfeasance, admission and farce (government prosecuting itself), and ultimately judicial activism where the presiding judge created and offered a defence for government that ultimately led to the case failing because of concerns over the mental welfare of Daniel Andrews and others named in the case.
The 57 page judgement makes the point that allowing the case to proceed would cause 'stress of potentially being subjected to prosecution for serious criminal offences' for the named individuals including Daniel Andrews, Jenny Mikakos, Lisa Neville, Martin Pakula, Chris Eccles, Kym Peake, Brett Sutton, Shane Patton, Graham Ashton, Andrew Crisp et al.
Justice McDonald goes on to say that if the case proceeds, 'the 20 individuals identified in the First Request may suffer considerable prejudice'.
Watch the full episode at: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-victoria-is-broken
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The 57 page judgement:
https://selfemployedaustralia.com.au/Downloads/NATL/Judgment-Supreme-Court-Victoria-ICA-vs-VWA.pdf
The full list of named individuals to be prosecuted:
https://selfemployedaustralia.com.au/Downloads/NATL/SEA-letter-to-WorkSafe-29Sept20.pdf