Lawyers for former Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones are seeking to have a gag order changed in a move that could allow a sealed report to be shared with a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, a court has heard.
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Mr Jones settled his lengthy dispute with the rugby club over his dismissal but is still pursuing legal action against the University of Canberra and several others in the ACT Supreme Court.
The KPMG report at the centre of the dispute remains suppressed by the court and part of an ongoing federal police investigation.
It's understood to detail transactions at the Brumbies between 2009 and 2013 relating to the sale of the club's former Griffith headquarters and subsequent move to the University of Canberra.
Mr Jones' case came before Justice Richard Refshauge again on Monday.
The court heard his lawyers had applied to have terms of the suppression order varied, which could eventually allow the report to be shared with a journalist or a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly under public disclosure legislation.
Lawyers for former Labor chief minister David Lamont and for the University of Canberra had launched separate bids to have the case thrown out of court.
The court heard those strike out applications, which had been set to be heard in court this week, had been set aside and any fresh applications would come before Justice Michael Elkaim.
Justice Refshauge had indicated he would step aside from hearing the applications after lawyers for Mr Lamont and another defendant, Professor Stephen Parker, pointed out he knew their clients.
The case will return to court at a later date.
