Why babysitter should be excused: lawyer

THE BABYSITTER AND THE INQUEST: WHAT THE BARRISTER SAID

* Any evidence by babysitter Ketapat Jenkins, cleared of killing a 10-month-old girl, may "tend to prove she has committed an offence"

* Mrs Jenkins would provide evidence consistent with her previous statements and wouldn't add to the inquest

* Evidence about a telephone intercept - in which Mrs Jenkins allegedly discusses another baby in her care falling out of a walker - could expose her to charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act or involvement from the Department of Human Services

* She could be prosecuted for perjury if medical evidence proves an unlawful assault

* Reporting of Mrs Jenkins' evidence could impact negatively on her whole family