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| John Ruffini |
John Lawrence Ruffini, 47, is being prosecuted by the state's Board of Professional Engineers on a charge of "carrying out a professional engineering service when not a registered engineer". Mr Ruffini worked as a flood operations engineer for Brisbane's Wivenhoe dam during the floods crisis in January 2011.
He was charged in September.
During a brief mention in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, Magistrate John McGrath was told the parties had been negotiating and had "tentatively" agreed on a schedule of facts.
Mr McGrath agreed to adjourn the case for two weeks, after Mr Ruffini's defence lawyer said the parties were hopeful the matter could be resolved within that time, avoiding a trial.
Mr Ruffini did not appear and Mr McGrath listed the matter for a mention on November 28 in the same court.
The operation of the dams during the crisis was a key focus of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, led by Commissioner Cate Holmes, which found Wivenhoe operators had not escalated their flood mitigation strategy as required by the dam manual.
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14.11.12
