What an incredible waste of money this whole David Bain fiasco has been.
Already $500,000 has been spent on determining whether he should be paid compensation and still the Government doesn't seem to be any closer to its decision.
Mr Bain was convicted in 1995 of murdering his parents and three siblings, then acquitted at a retrial in 2009. He spent 13 years in jail between the trials, and applied for compensation after his acquittal.
Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Government will "most probably" commission another report on Mr Bain's compensation application. This follows Justice Minister Judith Collins' rejection in December last year of the review by Ian Binnie, a former judge of the Canadian Supreme Court.
The Cabinet has been updated on possible options for settling the claim but a final recommendation is not expected until it meets in February.