The inquiry into the abandoned prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has uncovered a loophole – that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are not legally obliged to answer subpoenas from the inquiry.
Walter Sofronoff, who was appointed to run the board of inquiry – the ACT's equivalent to a royal commission – held his first directions hearing on Thursday, where he expressed despair at meeting his June deadline as a result of a delay in obtaining documents from police.
