The identity of a high profile man charged with the rape of a woman will continue to remain protected after a sweeping non-publication order on his name was continued.
Tuesday’s development follows lawyers for the man lodging proceedings in Brisbane’s Supreme Court just days after a magistrate found an existing non-publication order protecting his identity should be lifted.
Until this month, Queensland laws that prevented the identification of those charged with rape or sexual assault offences meant the man could not be named until he was committed to stand trial. Following a lengthy hearing at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Friday, that order was revoked by Magistrate Clare Kelly.
He also submitted that the magistrate took other matters not relevant to proceedings into account while making her decision. Supreme Court Justice Peter Applegarth asked how this was possible, noting other media outlets had likely recorded Friday’s proceedings. During Friday’s proceedings in Toowoomba, the man’s legal team argued their client would be at a substantial risk of self-harm should his identity be published.
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