Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to limit defamation evidence viewed by war crime investigators will prevent the contamination of their probe, a court has heard.
After the decision, the Commonwealth sought all sensitive court documents used in the trial but later reversed course and limited its request after being grilled by Bromwich at a hearing earlier this month.
Redactions will now be made of closed-court transcripts, outlines of evidence, material on a secure laptop and certificates issued by the court protecting individuals who gave evidence against self-incrimination. The Commonwealth has been ordered to pay Roberts-Smith's legal costs regarding access to the material after the ex-soldier raised concerns about the potentially contaminating documents in June.
After Besanko dismissed the defamation case in June, the newspapers sought court orders that Roberts-Smith and his financial backers at Seven and billionaire Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity pay their legal costs.
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