Mr Lee requested the final agreement more than a month before the penalties hearing to mull the appointment of a “contradictor” to pose countervailing views to those posited by AUSTRAC and Crown.
While Crown barrister Kane Loxley foreshadowed at a hearing in February it was “very likely that Crown will be admitting to non-compliance” of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules, the draft statement of agreed facts was not filed in evidence on Friday. Justice Lee has given the pair until May 30 to submit a final set of agreed facts to the Federal Court, well ahead of the “penalties hearing” he scheduled for July 10.Ĭrown will face judgement day in July. Crown Resorts and the financial crime regulator have thrashed out a draft joint agreement of facts relating to the casino allegedly allowing upwards of $70 billion in dirty cash to churn through its gaming floors, a court has been told.īut in a hearing on Friday, Federal Court judge Michael Lee put the watchdog on notice, warning he may install a “contradictor” if the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre inks a soft final settlement with the casino giant.
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