undertaking to be involved with implementing the recommendations listed in the report. In the early stages of the Royal Commission, Melbourne University law professor Jeremy Gans declared that "Nothing to this extreme, that we know of, has happened anywhere in the world". Lawyer Daniel Gurvich , supporting the mandatory reporting requirements proposed in the Royal Commission, described the actions of Gobbo as "dispiriting and depressing". The actions of Gobbo have also prompted a wider discussion of the responsibility that lawyers have to their clients. By those involved In response to the criticism of Finley McRae during the Royal Commission, Shane Patton said that McRae "has the full support of Victoria Police" and that he "acquitted himself appropriately in the discharge of his responsibilities". Victoria Police said that "it accepts without qualification or reservation" the reprehensibility of facilitating the actions of Gobbo in informing on her clients and blamed systemic failings based on inadequate or misunderstood processes rather than corrupt behaviour by individuals. They also claimed that their intent was for Gobbo to inform on her criminal associates rather than her clients but such an approach became unmanageable due to her actions. Victoria Police also noted their dedication to high ethical standards and the obligation of all police to report misconduct. During her testimony to the Royal Commission, Deputy Commissioner Wendy Steendam formally acknowledged on behalf of Victoria Police that Gobbo's informing "should not have happened" and argued that any failings were systemic. After earlier indicating a willingness to listen to the recommendations of the Royal Commission and stating that "I will take whatever steps are necessary to reform once we get the report", Chief Commissioner Shane Patton called the use of Gobbo a "profound failure by our organisation" and "an indefensible interference in the lawyer-client relationship that is a fundamental requirement for the proper functioning of our criminal justice system". He also promised to provide evidence to appeals courts, an issue that McMurdo raised in her closing remarks whilst saying "we've been totally been open in our disclosure". After the release of the recommendations in which McMurdo described some of Ashton's media interviews as suggesting a "desperate times, desperate measures" excuse, former Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton conceded that he should have done more during his time at the OPI including probing more deeply but he "can sleep at night" as he is both satisfied with what he did at the