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Legal ramifications are sinking in for bureaucrats and former ministers after damning findings from the robo-debt royal commission. By Rick Morton.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Haven't taxpayers paid enough for this clown?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just give him the legal aid then when his case is done start calling him constantly asking him to repay it because he wasn't actually eligible, sorry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't read the article, is this to cover his legal costs when he testified during the royal commission?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is to be to defend against potential prosecutions arriving from the RC - it seems like he is likely one of the people named in the sealed section.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Ok that annoys me. If he is named in the sealed section it'sfrom his own incompetence. That means pay your own legal bills