16 March 2012

Wivenhoe Dam engineers may go to court over possible criminal charges

Wivenhoe Dam
LAWYERS for the engineers accused in a royal commission-style inquiry of lying over the operation of Queensland's Wivenhoe Dam in the devastating floods of January last year might launch a Supreme Court challenge against the inquiry.

The engineers have received detailed confidential submissions from the inquiry that they face serious sanctions and the possibility of criminal charges, The Australian can reveal.


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