On trial for ‘parody of court hearing’, judge says he made a mistake

Appeals 2021-12-06 9:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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A Federal Circuit Court judge has hit back at accusations he conducted “the grossest parody of a court hearing” when he unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for contempt of court, telling a trial “he is a human being [who] made a mistake”.

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