PROTECTION ALLIANCE CASE
date not be set until August 2016 to allow time for
gathering affidavits, enlisting additional witnesses,
and preparing their case.
Following the directions hearing, there were several
discussions and email exchanges between NCPA
representatives and ITNJ Court Officers addressing
the need for protecting the identities of NCPA witnesses
while live-streaming the NCPA trial, and several methods
of accommodation were agreed on.
August 2016
Trial dates were set for September 2016, and preparations began by NCPA leadership and legal counsel
and ITNJ Court Officers and Staff to hold the first
trial of the ITNJ. The chosen venue, at the Monash University Law Chambers, had been reserved by
NCPA leadership.
31 August 2016
ITNJ Chief Justice John Walsh of Brannagh determined
to hold an Interlocutory Hearing on 12 September 2016
to allow the applicant and the respondent an opportunity
to bring any motions before the court, including the
motion to postpone the trial. A Press Release dated
31 August 2016 announced the change in proceedings.
12 September 2016
The video recording of the full hearing and the
transcript of the hearing are posted on the ITNJ website.
A short video of the highlights of the hearing (just over
four minutes) is also posted, and presented below.
14 October 2016
NCPA leadership failed to respond to the ITNJ Court
Officers within thirty days. Chief Justice John Walsh
of Brannagh issued a Judgement and Final Order.
22 August 2016
The ITNJ issued a Press Release announcing the dates,
times, and location of the trial, which was to be livestreamed in real time during the week of 12 September
2016 to 16 September 2016.
Following a logistics meeting of ITNJ volunteers,
an ITNJ volunteer located in Melbourne, Australia
contacted Monash University to request a visit to
the venue to assess the facilities for room setup
for the trial, lighting and sound for the multiple
camera crews, and other logistical needs, and was
told by a staff member at the Monash University
Law Chambers that the venue reservation for
the NCPA trial had been cancelled. Calls were
immediately placed to leadership of the NCPA,
and ITNJ volunteers went to work searching out an
alternate venue. Subsequently, ITNJ Court Officers
received a written request from NCPA leadership
to postpone the trial.
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