Why Porter probe would be stunning denial of natural justice
The impossibility of establishing the facts makes calls for a judicial inquiry into whether the Attorney-General is a fit and proper person is just a witch hunt in legal garb.
Calls for Attorney-General Christian Porter to be tried outside of the criminal courts by an “inquiry” set up specifically for the purpose, are a stunning departure from the ordinary requirements of natural justice.
The argument for such an inquiry, which apparently accepts that Porter could never be convicted of the allegation in a court of law, has evolved into a suggestion that the purpose of such a process would be to reach a conclusion as to whether Porter is a “fit and proper” person for his role.
