The ACT director of public prosecutions has confirmed his intent to proceed with a retrial of the person accused of raping Brittany Higgins.
Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not responsible to sexual activity with out consent.
He stays on bail after juror misconduct derailed his first trial within the ACT Supreme Courtroom, which ran for 12 days.
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum dismissed the jury after it was found a juror had carried out unbiased analysis on the case, regardless of repeated warnings to not.
Deliberations had been going for 5 days and jurors had not but reached a verdict.
After declaring a mistrial, the chief justice proposed a brand new trial begin date in February 2023.
The ACT's high prosecutor Shane Drumgold confirmed his intent to pursue the matter subsequent 12 months.
"I verify that we've got made the choice that the retrial of DPP v Lehrmann will start 20 February 2023," he mentioned in an announcement.
Higgins alleges Lehrmann raped her contained in the workplace of former Liberal defence business minister Linda Reynolds, who they labored for as staffers.
He denies any sexual interplay occurred.