On 19 October 2017, a preliminary hearing relating to criminal charges issued against licensed persons Nathan Jack, Amanda Turnbull, Mark Pitt and Lisa Bartley, was held in the Shepparton Magistrates Court.
An application by the Prosecution to have the matter heard in the indictable stream was refused due to legislative requirements and unfairness to the accused at this stage of the legal process.
The matter is now scheduled to progress by way of a contested hearing at the Shepparton Magistrates Court commencing on 27 November 2017.