Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Today in Court/ S474.17 Criminal Code
So again we had a day in court!!!
Clearly the magistrate had no idea why I had been charged under S 474.17 and looked baffled!!!
So considering that the test of the reasonable person is objective I asked the court if it considered the reasonable person had an obligation to disclose   fraud and systemic corrupt conduct Government Departments.
So the magistrate asked for a copy of some of the blogs AFSA and shonky Veronique Ingram finds so offensive. Clearly it took the magistrate considerable amount of time to digest  that  there clearly was no case to answer.

The Government Solicitor , aware  of the reasonable persons test  and also taking into consideration the High Court decisions concerning S474.17 appeared  embarrassed because he was  also aware there was no case to answer .
As usual the CDPP had no comment  because they also fucking knew there was no case to answer!!!!

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Reasonable person's test/ Taking things out of context
TFrom: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
To: stephen.grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
CC: nuckhley.succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:08:04 +1100

Hi Stephen,
Please make sure McCosker is made available for me.
You already have a list of those I want to cross examine.
You should take into careful consideration that the reasonable person test requires that you are unable to take extracts of my blogs  and attempt to prosecute me on this only.
Please advise me how have I actually offended these people according to the reasonable persons test?
Cheers 
Fiona Brown


From: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
To: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
CC: Nuckhley.Succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 04:14:20 +0000

Sensitive: Legal
Dear Ms Brown,

Please find attached by way of service the following additional witness statements which the Crown proposes to rely on at the hearing:

·         Supplementary statement of Ms Pearce dated 13.3.14
·         Statement of Mr Wong dated 13.3.14.

Keeping in mind the witnesses you require for cross examination, I propose to call the following witnesses:

1.       Pearce
2.       Succar
3.       Potter
4.       Rye
5.       Pleno
6.       Chang
7.       Dunkinson
8.       Toma
9.       Findlay
10.   Osborne
11.   Ingram
12.   Cullen
13.   Maher
14.   Wong

There is no statement from Mr McCosker. I do not propose to call him as I do not consider he can provide any relevant evidence. He has not been subpoenaed by the Crown.

Please advise whether you still require all of the above persons for cross examination.

With a view to narrowing the issues, please advise whether there will be any dispute that you uploaded the 7 relevant blog posts, as identified in my table headed “Fiona Brown matter – Blog Extracts” (emailed to you on 12.3.14).

Many thanks for your time and happy to discuss further on 9321 1111.

Stephen Grodzicki
A/ Principal Legal Officer | Prosecutions (3)
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Sydney Office
T: 02 9321 1111 | F: 9321 1351 | E: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au







From: fiona brown [mailto:fionabrown01@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2014 1:29 PM
To: Grodzicki Stephen
Cc: Succar, Nuckhley (Nuckhley.Succar@afp.gov.au)
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]

Hi Stephen,
further to the amended charges  which you are attempting to intimidate me with  it is interesting you are trying to  fuck me over and try to charge me simply with using offensive words.
Clearly the Summary Offences  Act could only jail me for 3 months for offending someone so considering the Crimes Act has a penalty of 3 years  then I would consider that to offend the corrupt staff at  AFSA which  the Commonwealth Ombudsman are protecting requires a much higher level to anything I have posted.
I also refer to the additional statement which you are seeking leave to serve .
Please correct me if I am wrong but I understand that Magistrate Buscombe told you to kiss his arse concerning them.
Cheers
Fiona
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It also requires thing not be taken out of context.
For example if I said" fuck the dog" and went on to tell a story and then the Federal Police tried to charge me with " Fucking a dog" or bestiality  then the 'Reasonable Persons Test would apply!!!!!
It appears the shonks at AFSA or ITSA Federal Police and the CDPP are so desperate to protect corruption and systemic corrupt conduct at ITSA that they have lost sight of this test.!!

From: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
To: stephen.grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
CC: nuckhley.succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:08:04 +1100

Hi Stephen,
Please make sure McCosker is made available for me.
You already have a list of those I want to cross examine.
You should take into careful consideration that the reasonable person test requires that you are unable to take extracts of my blogs  and attempt to prosecute me on this only.
Please advise me how have I actually offended these people according to the reasonable persons test?
Cheers 
Fiona Brown


From: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
To: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
CC: Nuckhley.Succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 04:14:20 +0000

Sensitive: Legal
Dear Ms Brown,

Please find attached by way of service the following additional witness statements which the Crown proposes to rely on at the hearing:

·         Supplementary statement of Ms Pearce dated 13.3.14
·         Statement of Mr Wong dated 13.3.14.

Keeping in mind the witnesses you require for cross examination, I propose to call the following witnesses:

1.       Pearce
2.       Succar
3.       Potter
4.       Rye
5.       Pleno
6.       Chang
7.       Dunkinson
8.       Toma
9.       Findlay
10.   Osborne
11.   Ingram
12.   Cullen
13.   Maher
14.   Wong

There is no statement from Mr McCosker. I do not propose to call him as I do not consider he can provide any relevant evidence. He has not been subpoenaed by the Crown.

Please advise whether you still require all of the above persons for cross examination.

With a view to narrowing the issues, please advise whether there will be any dispute that you uploaded the 7 relevant blog posts, as identified in my table headed “Fiona Brown matter – Blog Extracts” (emailed to you on 12.3.14).

Many thanks for your time and happy to discuss further on 9321 1111.

Stephen Grodzicki
A/ Principal Legal Officer | Prosecutions (3)
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Sydney Office
T: 02 9321 1111 | F: 9321 1351 | E: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au







.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

A judge has ruled that Chris Kenny's defamation against the ABC can proceed to a jury.
And talking of disrepute ...

Let us turn to news of Chris Kenny, columnist at The Australian, who was famously portrayed as a "dogf***er" last year by the ABC’s The Hamster Decides.

We’re not going to show you the photoshopped image, but it was much like this one, which The Chaser team sent to Media Watch when we questioned whether their attack on Kenny was either funny or smart.

Last week, in the NSW Supreme Court, Kenny won the first round of his legal action against the ABC and Chaser team, which prompted this reaction from Ben Fordham on Sydney Radio


BEN FORDHAM: A judge has ruled, that the ABC was defamatory, against journalist Chris Kenny after it aired a skit, with him engaging in bestiality ...

— 2GB, Sydney Live, 6th March, 2014


In fact, the judge has merely ruled that the case can proceed to a jury.

And he threw out the most serious imputation that the skit suggested Kenny actually had sex with dogs.

But Justice Beech-Jones did call the Chaser’s attack ‘grossly disproportionate’ and he suggested it could cause people to conclude Kenny was a 'low, contemptible and disgusting person'.

That could be tough to defend.

But it will be up to a four-person jury to decide whether that meaning arose and whether Kenny was in fact defamed.

If Kenny were to win, damages of up to $355,000 could then be awarded by the judge, with costs on top.

But there’s far more than that at stake, not least because the Prime Minister has suggested the ABC should not fight the case.


TONY ABBOTT: Well, the point I make is that, government money should be spent sensibly. And defending the indefensible is not a very good way to spend government money and, next time the ABC comes to the government looking for more money, this is the kind of thing that we would want to ask them questions about.

— 2GB, Sydney Live, 6th March, 2014


Tony Abbott’s warning to the ABC ... and the Kenny court decision ... were covered at length in The Australian, with two news articles and a further comment piece all making the point that the ABC should say sorry and drop its defence.

The Oz also quoted Chris Kenny telling Channel 9 that the ABC’s refusal to say sorry had forced him to take action.

As Kenny told Media Watch:


CHRIS KENNY: The ABC had weeks to negotiate an apology but there was no attempt to deal with that, they dug their heels in from the start.

— Chris Kenny, Journalist, 7th March, 2014


Now, Chris Kenny is a journalist and a champion of free speech, so we can’t agree that he was forced to sue.

And it was not just an apology he was after. He also wanted money both for compensation and for legal costs.

But demanding the public broadcaster apologize is a popular theme with his employer, The Australian, and ABC managing director Mark Scott is one of their favourite targets.

YOUR COMMENTS

Comments (26)

Add your comment
  • Ken :

    12 Mar 2014 10:48:19am
    Get over it Chris. You work for the Oz you deserve anything that comes your way.
  • George Jackson :

    12 Mar 2014 2:52:00am
    I liked the image I saw. I hope they make a movie
  • Gary :

    11 Mar 2014 5:15:04pm
    Shock jocks and right-wing journos spread their venom with impunity...now thanks to a hypocritical govt. Regardless of the crassness or not they deserve this.
    The Chaser is a satirical show for christs sake its a laugh
  • Vested Interest :

    11 Mar 2014 4:22:17pm
    I remember some vile attacks on Prime Minister Julia Gillard by certain cartoonists and bloggers. I don't remember Tony Abbott coming to her defence then.
  • Dan :

    11 Mar 2014 3:01:27pm
    Please do use my tax payer money to fight this ridiculous case. People in the public life especially politicians cop a fair bit of slack and I would think he has certainly had worse. Certainly it's just a way to attack the ABC. Daily show just showed Putin receiving a blow job from a shark is this perhaps reason for Russia to sue comedy central?
  • David Black :

    11 Mar 2014 9:10:01am
    If the Chaser Middle-Aged Men get away with this, any future critic of the ABC can expect the same sort of calumny.
    When the ABC is privatized, market forces will drive this hugely-untalented troupe out of town.
      • Luke Hulm :

        11 Mar 2014 12:56:37pm
        That's right - market forces tend to drive out intelligent social comment and reasoned opinion - in fact they drive out quality full-stop.

        Just look at Hollywood, The Australian and Channel 7, 9, 10 etc

        Compare that to intelligent TV like the 7:30 Report, ABC News 24, its many quality Australian dramas and comedy shows and Q&A.

        Hurray for market forces eh?
        I for one am glad that my tax dollars support the ABC and I, like many Australians would be happy to continue to pay tax to support its essential efforts to keep Australia informed.
      • beedogs :

        11 Mar 2014 1:41:14pm
        The ABC will never be privatized, thankfully.
  • C Worthington :

    11 Mar 2014 6:28:51am
    If this legal action gets any traction at all we should look forward to every political cartoonist in the land getting a summons. Then in turn the editors of any 'news' media organization leading with anything 'offensive' ala Kevin Rudd in a Nazi uniform etc.
    There's no need for an apology or legal action, all that is required in my opinion is a thicker skin.
  • ConfirmationBias :

    11 Mar 2014 1:22:26am
    Only because Chris Kenny took this to court, will his image forever be gouged into my mind as a dogf***er.
    Not because the chaser boys showed, not because I find him remotely interesting in any way, but if you cry victim and demand compensation, you will be forever remembered as a rotten, shallow crybaby. by my generation at least :P
  • Chris Heinjus :

    11 Mar 2014 12:02:00am
    I am deeply disappointed with the ABC's total lack of regard for common decency and respect of their fellow man by allowing such a disgusting and sick so-called satire in their programming.

    For years I have favoured the ABC for programs like Four Corners honest gutsy journalism and fabulous Australian made dramas.

    Sadly I am now seeing a lot more bias and trashy attempts at Shock Jock Reality TV filth.

    Appologize please Aunty-Sack the children responsible and return to your former glory.
  • john clark :

    10 Mar 2014 11:54:04pm
    These crass individuals masquerading as comedians have no place on our National Broadcaster. Management should apologise.
  • Jack :

    10 Mar 2014 11:52:23pm
    We cant know if Kenny would be happy with an apology alone - because the ABC isn't prepared to give it - is it?

    I had a good laugh at the Hamster Wheel skit at the time and I've got a good sense of humour and have been called all sorts of things that never worried me; but if I were shown on TV embracing a dog in this fashion I would be certainly wanting an apology.

    They simply went too far, cant see how you could argue against that - no matter what you think of Kenny.
  • stingray :

    10 Mar 2014 11:45:13pm
    The point is if the ABC had been mature about this and apologised for a joke gone badly wrong - it would have saved this current circus. At some point the ABC need to realise that on this fight - they are backing a losing team
      • Supplice :

        11 Mar 2014 3:13:25pm
        No, the editor-in-chief of the ABC has refused to apologise for this foul imputation. That's the whole reason why Mr. Kenny took the action that he did.
  • MarilynS :

    10 Mar 2014 11:43:49pm
    Seems to me that description of Chris Kenny is very understated.
  • SB :

    10 Mar 2014 11:30:41pm
    Putting aside whether or not the ABC̢۪s case (Kenny v The Chaser) is defensible, is Mr Abbott̢۪s unusually public comment on the merits of a case really a complaint about the waste of public money, or is it just another weapon in his war on the ABC?
  • Andrew Gleeson :

    10 Mar 2014 11:27:07pm
    I notice the "humourists" at the ABC don't direct similar "humour" at their fellow feeders off the public purse. If they did then they might have some sort of arguable defence for their activities. As they don't they can only be reviled for the cowardly way in which they choose to behave.
  • Don :

    10 Mar 2014 11:11:24pm
    Pathetic attempt to defend the indefensible

    Just say sorry and stop ,asking it worse
  • RON :

    10 Mar 2014 10:58:43pm
    like all tax payer funded organisations the ABC should be held accountable and hold the highest standards in its programs . it is clearly evident The ABC has lost its way . The ABC should now apologise to Chris Kenny and not contiue wasting Australian Taxpayer money in this misplaced face saving legal extravaganza
  • wjswjs :

    10 Mar 2014 10:48:11pm
    Are the shock jocks and Mr Abbott himself apologizing for all the crude and rude remarks they made in recent years? Wasn't there something abut a witch?
      • PeterTb :

        11 Mar 2014 12:29:23pm
        Can you point to a single crude or rude remark made by Mr Abbott in recent years? No? I thought not.

        Mr Abbott attacks policies, not people - unlike many of his opponents.

        ps Are you seriously equating calling someone a witch with showing somone else in congress with a dog?
      • Steve :

        11 Mar 2014 1:03:35pm
        How can Abbot apologise for a comment he didn't make?
  • Andrew Rollason :

    10 Mar 2014 10:43:41pm
    If the ABC does drop its defence, does that mean that Mr Kenny would automatically win his monetary challenge? If so, doesn't the ABC have the legal responsibility to defend the public purse in the name of spending government money "sensibly"?
  • richard gordon :

    10 Mar 2014 10:42:49pm
    While the image of Kenny rooting a dog was not particularly funny I must say that it did not lead me to believe that he was actually a dog abuser. Therefore not libellous.
      • Ian Crossing :

        12 Mar 2014 10:33:28am
        Facts should be important to Media Watch. It accurately, reported what Ben Fordham said on 2GB with Chris Kenny who was on that program. However,it ignored the sentence in reply to Ben's comment. It was accurately corrected Chris Kenny. Anyone can listen to that interview via this link http://www.2gb.com/audioplayer/35206#.Ux-a7MJWHoY
        Result - Media Watch has selectively edited

Offensive words/ 474.17

From: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
To: stephen.grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
CC: nuckhley.succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:28:58 +1100

Hi Stephen,
further to the amended charges  which you are attempting to intimidate me with  it is interesting you are trying to  fuck me over and try to charge me simply with using offensive words.
Clearly the Summary Offences  Act could only jail me for 3 months for offending someone so considering the Crimes Act has a penalty of 3 years  then I would consider that to offend the corrupt staff at  AFSA which  the Commonwealth Ombudsman are protecting requires a much higher level to anything I have posted.
I also refer to the additional statement which you are seeking leave to serve .
Please correct me if I am wrong but I understand that Magistrate Buscombe told you to kiss his arse concerning them.
Cheers

Monday, 10 March 2014

 Magistrate Buscome protects corruption
Today in Downing Centre a subpoena to produce documents was set aside by Magistrate Buscome.
This cock head magistrate ignored relied on S35 subsection 8 of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Act to protect the corruption being protected by the Commonwealth Ombudsman clearly ignoring all other subsections of S35. When challenged that he could not rely on one small section of the Act and disregarding that many other section that clearly allows the Commonwealth Ombudsman to give evidence and produce documentshe said..................."if you do not like my decisions take me to the the Supreme Court"
So my reply to you is...............
Clearly as he stated in court numerous times he is from a low court and can not make any significant decision.
I can conclude from this that he is from a low court only because he is a fuck head.
Buscombe... if you are offended by this then come charge me under S 474.17 crimes Act

alternatively he could go and see Nuchley Fuccar of the Federal Police who is also trying to protect corruption at AFSA
CDPP attempting to protect Fraud and Corruption
From: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
To: stephen.grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
CC: nuckhley.succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:03:34 +1100


Hi Stephen,
Clearly you wish to help me expose corruption at AFSA so please inform me that you will have all the requested witnesses I requested in court on the 24th March.
Also please supply me with a copy of all ammendments by tomorrow as discussed in court today. I require a copy of these to be sent by email and also by Express post.
Thanking you for your assistance in exposing corrupt practices in Government departments
Fiona Brown
Email to the  Commonwealth Director Public Prosecution/ protecting fraud


From: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
To: stephen.grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:10:19 +1100

Hi Stephen,
I refer to your email  that you would be pleased to discuss further  statements to be served. However I find it amusing of  your continual intimidation.
Please also  have the statement ready from the shonky Gavin McCosker chief Operational Manager at AFSA.
I also confirm I you are to have all the AFSA Management present in Court for cross examination on the 24th -28th March 2014
These are
Veronique Ingram, Inspector General in Bankruptcy
Adam Toma, Enforcement Manager AFSA now at Victorian Commission Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Dave Maher, FOI  AFSA
Mathew Osborne Corrupt principal Legal Officer AFSA
Cheryl Cullen
Gavin McCosker Corrupt Chief Operational Officer AFSA
Mark Findlay corrupt Bankruptcy Regulations Manager.
Please  also inform them  that they should also bring their resignations to court when they appear.
I also thanking you also for helping me expose this conduct.
I also remind you it is a breach of the Australian Public Service Act to protect Fraud and corruption to which you are requires to comply with.
Fiona Brown



From: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au
To: fionabrown01@hotmail.com
CC: Nuckhley.Succar@afp.gov.au
Subject: RE: Considering defeat? [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:33:22 +0000

Sensitive: Legal
Dear Ms Brown and F/A Succar,

I confirm that the CDPP intends to proceed with the 7 charges. Please find attached copies of amended CANs which we propose to file tomorrow at court. I also advise that we will be seeking leave to serve additional statements by the end of Friday 14.3.14:

1.    Statement from ACMA (re carriage service)
2.    Supplementary statement from Pearce (better explaining how the relevant blog extracts were printed/copied)
3.    Supplementary statement from AFP computer forensics (detailing file, program and internet terms, and more information about the files found on the seized computer).

Many thanks and I would be pleased to discuss this matter further on 9321 1111.

Stephen Grodzicki
A/ Principal Legal Officer | Prosecutions (3)
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Sydney Office
T: 02 9321 1111 | F: 9321 1351 | E: Stephen.Grodzicki@cdpp.gov.au