Secret recording admissible in domestic violence cases, Australia's High Court rules

Australia's High Court ruled secret recordings of abuse admissions can be used as evidence in domestic violence cases, prioritising victims' bodily autonomy over privacy laws. The court dismissed a man's appeal against rape convictions, accepting his wife's recording of his confession as lawful because it protected her from further harm. The man, known as Potter, is serving a nine-and-a-half-year prison term. While most covert recordings are illegal, the landmark ruling may influence protection applications; its reach to non-physical abuse like coercive control remains unclear.