retrial commenced in Canberra on 18 June 2018. Retrial and compensation On 22 November 2018, Eastman was found not guilty by a jury in the ACT Supreme Court. Eastman's lawyer Angus Webb also read out a statement, saying a miscarriage of justice had left Eastman spending 19 years in custody. Referring to today's verdict he said, "Justice has been done." Terry O'Donnell, a former public defender who previously acted for Eastman said outside his court that he had been watching the legal saga "with some horror," but was now relieved for Eastman. "The first trial was an absolute disgrace, it was a shambles, it was a miscarriage – the forensic evidence was almost certainly fabricated in some respects." The cost of the retrial, including lead-up proceedings, was estimated to exceed A$30 million. Eastman, who had served 19 years in custody, lodged a civil claim against the ACT Government, seeking compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Eastman rejected an ex-gratia offer of compensation of more than A$3 million, instead asking for at least A$18 million. On 14 October 2019, in the ACT Supreme Court, Justice Michael Elkaim awarded Eastman A$7.02 million in compensation under the Human Rights Act and ordered the ACT Government to pay Eastman's costs. Other legal matters Whilst in custody, in 2001 Eastman was evicted from his public housing apartment that he had not occupied for ten years. Eastman appealed the eviction order to the ACT Supreme Court on the basis that he had not been given enough notice to effectively defend his position. The Court ruled in Eastman's favour and determined that he was denied natural justice. The ACT Tenancy Tribunal was directed to review the case. On 27 May 2009 Eastman was transferred from a New South Wales prison to the Alexander Maconochie Centre, a newly opened prison located in the ACT, to see out his sentence. During his period in New South Wales prisons he lodged a large number of complaints alleging ill-treatment by guards and was frequently moved between jails. See also List of miscarriage of justice cases References External links Selected legal proceedings Eastman's 1997 appeal to the Federal Court claiming that the trial judge erred in the directions which he gave to the jury on various grounds; and granted discriminatory bail conditions. The Court dismissed the appeal. Eastman's 2000 appeal to the High Court that Eastman was unfit to plead and the Crown knew