Tamworth resident Ian Moore to compile evidence and add detail after starting criminal proceedings against four Oxley police officers

In an uncommon private prosecution, when someone other than a police or public officer initiates criminal proceedings, Ian Moore now has a month to compile evidence after the police officers denied the string of charges.

The four officers did not appear in Tamworth Local Court on Tuesday when Mr Moore was asked to provide "better and further" details about the allegations he had made.

"I continue to indicate to you that you should seek independent legal advice," magistrate Peter Thompson said.

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The court combed through several court attendance notices (CANs) that had been filed and "amended" by Mr Moore in the past three months.

He ultimately confirmed he would press ahead with three charges against each of the four co-accused.

"It's a plea of not guilty to those charges," Office of the General Counsel lawyer Andrew Deards said.

Pleas of not guilty were entered for all 12 of the allegations.

Several other charges that appeared on previous documents Mr Moore had filed with the court were withdrawn and could come at a cost to him.

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is set to become involved in the matter, despite the court hearing that it had declined to do so when invited on previous occasions.

"I'm making the election to have the matters dealt with in the district court," Mr Moore confirmed.

Mr Thompson said the prosecutor's decision could change the course of the case and he would "appreciate" it if the CDPP appeared when the case returns in December.

He ordered Mr Moore to compile a brief of evidence against the police officers by mid-December in an effort to make progress in the matter before the end of the year.

Mr Moore said there were other legal matters he was spending time on, but he would "just work harder" to meet that deadline.

Mr Moore claims police conspired to falsely charge him with a Commonwealth offence.

The court heard he alleges two officers used fabricated evidence to mislead a court about a knife that was seized at Tamworth airport and that another police officer destroyed property that had been seized at Tamworth airport.

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