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NT Supreme Court clears way for potential wave of summary adjournments
Key takeaways
- Beth Wild says the ruling means criminal proceedings in the Local Court could be put on hold until a "fair trial" was possible.
- The Supreme Court has overruled a decades-old decision that blocked criminal defendants in Northern Territory Local Courts from seeking adjournments after being refused legal aid on funding grounds.
- Since November, Legal Aid NT and the Country Liberal Party government have continued to blame each other for the funding impasse that has seen an increasing number of defendants seeking to have their cases put on hold.
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Beth Wild says the ruling means criminal proceedings in the Local Court could be put on hold until a "fair trial" was possible. (ABC News: Pete Garnish)
The Supreme Court has overruled a decades-old decision that blocked criminal defendants in Northern Territory Local Courts from seeking adjournments after being refused legal aid on funding grounds.
Since November, Legal Aid NT and the Country Liberal Party government have continued to blame each other for the funding impasse that has seen an increasing number of defendants seeking to have their cases put on hold.
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