The trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins could be delayed after his lawyers asserted Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech may prejudice the jury.
Bruce Lehrmann, charged with sexual intercourse without consent, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting Ms Higgins at Parliament House in Canberra.
Lehrmann's barrister Steve Whybrow launched the fresh stay application following Wilkinson's Logies speech on Sunday night, where she thanked Ms Higgins for sharing her story.
Mr Whybrow said a temporary stay was the only recourse to allow for a fair trial so "adverse publicity can dissipate".
"It's untenable in my submission for a trial to be held under these circumstances at this time," he told the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The Crown opposed the temporary stay, arguing the application did not outline a significant enough risk to the jury that couldn't be overcome by orders made by the judge.
"The test most apt ... is a real and substantial risk that despite endeavours by the trial judge there will be members of the jury that would have prejudged guilt perhaps unaware and that cannot be remedied," Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold told the court.
"We accept there is a significant change but the application limited to what it is limited to does not give rise to a temporary stay."
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum reserved her decision until 2pm.
An initial stay application was dismissed by Chief Justice McCallum in April, when she said she wasn't persuaded directions given to the jury couldn't alleviate concerns of prejudice against Lehrmann.
Mr Drumgold argued the new application constituted "a re-agitation of that order".
The case was initially due to begin on June 6 but was delayed until June 27 after Lehrmann's barrister pulled out days before the trial.
