A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982 by persons unknown, and related matters

Public Reports - Investigations · Crime and Corruption Commission (Qld CCC) · Queensland · Tabled 22 December 1994

Report length: 104 pages

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Summary

The report's own summary: 4.4 CONCLUSIONS, pages 85 to 86

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The Criminal Justice Commission published an independent inquiry into allegations that a private telephone had been intercepted and related matters.
A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 3
The inquiry examined expert analysis and other evidence about a recording used in criminal proceedings.
A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 81 · A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 85 · A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 87
The inquiry concluded that there had been neither a radio bug nor a central telephone-line tap, and that police had not made or commissioned the recording tendered in court.
A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 85 · A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 87
It concluded that there was insufficient evidence for a statutory referral concerning the recording and no reason to amend the earlier inquiry’s conclusions.
A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 87

In the body's own words

Conclusion
There was no central line tap on Saunders's telephone or telephone line.
A report into allegations that the private telephone of Lorrelle Anne Saunders was "bugged" in 1982... (22 December 1994), page 85

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