Judge in toxic foam class action says court not a ‘supplicant’ of the Commonwealth

Australian Government Solicitor 2019-11-29 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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The Federal Court judge overseeing three class actions against the Commonwealth of Australia over allegedly toxic firefighting foam has criticised the government’s handling of the case, saying the court did not have to ask permission for how to run the proceedings.

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