The registrar of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal says he was “absolutely gobsmacked” when former president Fiona Meagher resigned last year after only eight months in the job.
In dramatic late-night evidence at Senate estimates on Wednesday, Michael Hawkins said he “shed a tear” when Justice Meagher broke the news to him soon after midday on November 30.
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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
