Former High Court judge named special investigator post-Lawyer X inquiry
Former High Court judge named special investigator post-Lawyer X inquiry Share
A former justice of the High Court of Australia is set to consider whether criminal or disciplinary charges are warranted in response to the matters uncovered by the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.
The Andrews government in Victoria has named former judge of the High Court, Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC QC (pictured), as special investigator, with responsibility for determining the need for charges in the wake of the findings from the Lawyer X royal commission.
The appointment, the state government said, is “another important step forward in restoring confidence in the justice system”.
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