Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson’s lawyer has sought a permanent stay of proceedings in a case where the prelate is accused of concealing child abuse.
Archbishop Wilson has previously pleaded not guilty to concealing the serious indictable offence of another person.
The charge relates to when Wilson was an assistant parish priest in the 1970s and worked with paedophile priest James Fletcher.
Wilson’s lawyer sought a permanent stay of proceedings.
He also told Newcastle Local Court he would be filing an application seeking a court attendance notice be quashed.
The magistrate has set a date for a one-day hearing in December to hear the legal argument from both sides.