Robert Rankin's refusal to face the music at the Crown Resorts casino inquiry was a dumb strategy that could end in him being charged with breaches of the Corporations Act.
Rankin, a former chairman of Crown, refused an invitation issued in July to appear before commissioner Patricia Bergin and defend his actions. He was chairman from August 2015 to January 2016 and a non-executive director from January 2016 to June 2017.