May 2003 – Committal hearing.
November 2003 – date
set for trial, 4 October
2004.
13August 2004 – Vizard’s lawyers advises he will claim the privilege against self-incrimination.
Voir dire hearing listed for
4 October 2004 – in
place of the original trial.

28 September
2004 – Application made by prosecution to adjourn voir dire so Vizard can attend a board meeting of FINA
(swimming championships) to be held on 5 Oct
2004 in USA. Trial adjourned to 30 March
2005, and voir dire to be listed in
February 2005. An Appeal Costs Board certificate granted to the
defence.
16 December
2004 – Presiding Judge Strong advises that a new
judge will be assigned and new trial date of 30 March
2005 is no longer
available.
15 February
2005 – Prosecution advises that ASIC
decision imminent and wants the matter listed for trial.
17 March
2005 – Directions hearing held
before Judge Strong where prosecution advises that ASIC decision still imminent
but no change and matter needs to be listed. Trial
set for 25 July 2005. New date for voir dire pending.
25 May
2005 – Directions hearing before new judge assigned, Judge
Duggan. Voir dire listed for 16 &
17 June 2005.
16 June
2005 – Robert Richter QC, on behalf of
Vizard, advises court an agreement between Vizard, ASIC and the
Commonwealth DPP will be finalised within one to two weeks and that as a result
Vizard will be in a position to answer all questions without claims of
self-incrimination. Voir dire cancelled. Matter set for trial commencing 26 July
2005.
12 July
2005 – Arnold Bloch Leibler, on behalf of
Vizard, advises the prosecution in writing that Vizard will refuse to answer
questions at the trial on the grounds that the answers may tend to incriminate
him.
21 July 2005 – Defence advised on this development.
26 July
2005 – Trial due to commence. Prosecution
tells court that Vizard refusing to answer questions on grounds that he may
incriminate himself. Charges of theft withdrawn. Hilliard pleads guilty to 14
counts of false accounting.