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Justice Gregory Geason motion withdrawn after undertaking given to not hear cases
The Attorney-General has just issued a statement on the withdrawal of the motion to consider Justice Gregory Geason's future - the sole purpose parliament had been recalled. Here's how the scenes played out.
A special sitting of Parliament will today consider the fate of Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason, who is facing criminal charges.
The government has reconvened both houses to consider a motion on whether to suspend the judge, something that has not happened in 200 years of Tasmanian judicial history.
However, there are concerns Parliament interfering with the independence of the court could be unconstitutional.
Originally published as Justice Gregory Geason motion withdrawn after undertaking given to not hear cases
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