The trial of the man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House in 2019 will go ahead as planned after the ACT Supreme Court dismissed his application to halt proceedings.
Earlier this month, Bruce Lehrmann had asked the court for a permanent stay on his charges, and if that failed, a temporary stay.
But on Friday, ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum released her judgement, that the trial could go ahead on schedule.
Mr Lehrmann was charged last year after Ms Higgins complained to police.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Mr Lerhmann will face a jury trial, in keeping with the ACT law that those accused of sex crimes must face a jury.
In her judgement, Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said Mr Lehrmann had sought the permanent stay on the grounds it would be impossible for the court to find 12 impartial jurors because of publicity surrounding his case.
She also noted that his lawyers had said the damaging publicity was of such a nature that nothing a trial judge could do would alleviate the problem.
Mr Lehrmann's lawyer also applied for a take-down order to be imposed on media outlets that had run stories about the case, and that the media be banned from publishing any material about the accused or the complainant.
Chief Justice McCallum rejected all arguments.
"I have concluded that all of the relief sought in the application must be refused," she said.
But she has not released the reasons for her decision, which will remain suppressed for the time being.
Mr Lehrmann's trial is set to begin on June 6 and run for about six weeks.
