Early common fund order in stolen wages class action ‘greatly enhanced’ access to justice, judge says

Andrew Crowe 2020-05-08 6:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne

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A common fund order made at the outset of a class action against the state of Queensland over stolen wages opened the historic $190 million settlement up to “thousands more” disadvantaged people who were affected by the state government’s “discriminatory, unjust…and disgraceful” policies, a judge has said.

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