Australia's peak body for the legal profession said on Tuesday it was "very troubled" by a series of decisions by Federal Circuit Court judge Salvatore Vasta, adding that it underlined the need for a federal judicial commission.
The president of the Law Council of Australia, Arthur Moses, SC, said the absence of a body to handle complaints against federal judicial officers was "unacceptable in an age of transparency and accountability".
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
