Network Ten offered to settle defamation with Bruce Lehrmann before the matter went to trial, but he refused.
Cost reports published by the Federal Court on Tuesday show that the chain presented Lehrmann with a settlement offer in August 2023.
Ten wanted the case dismissed without an admission of liability and without the network having to cover its legal costs.
Lehrmann had until September 15 to consider the offer, but rejected it after two hours.
According to Lehrmann, he rejected the offer because it did not give him an “opportunity to make a claim.”
The matter came before Judge Michael Lee in December.
Last Monday, Judge Lee found, on a balance of probabilities, that Lehrmann had raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament in 2019.
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Bruce Lehrmann is pictured outside court Monday after losing his defamation case.