Statement from the Courts Administration Authority State Courts Administrator
12 August 2025
At a hearing in the District Court today, his Honour Chief Judge Evans outlined steps that would be taken to correct an error on the court record in the matter of The King (State) v Annabel Faith Digance, Gregory John Digance (DCCRM-22-38).
On 21 April 2023, a nolle prosequi was entered in this matter by the prosecution in relation to the Information dated 11 March 2022, which was noted by the judge and brought these proceedings to an end.
There were no orders made which involved a finding of guilt against either of the defendants.
The intervention orders made on that date were correctly made under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009. There were no orders made under s 28 of the Sentencing Act 2017.
The orders of the court made by the judge on 21 April 2023 are accurately reflected in the transcript of that hearing.
A document which refers to the court having made a finding of guilt against either defendant or that an order was made under the Sentencing Act 2017, was generated in error and is incorrect.
The CAA unreservedly apologises to the parties for this error.
The CAA will review all court matters with orders made in the same circumstances to ensure that court records are accurate. The CAA will also commission an external assurance review into this matter.
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