Private prosecutions: the realm of the whacky or power abuse safeguard?
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A recognisable name – Lisa Hannan – cropped up on the Melbourne Magistrates Court list last week as a defendant in case number M11276622.
Known names do appear in the list from time to time – there are a few Scott Morrisons fronting court at the moment – but normally it’s not the famous persona.
Surely then this was not the same Lisa Hannan who is the current Chief Magistrate of the court? Yes, court staff informed