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Government backs controversial Qld judge facing lawsuit
Monday March 15, 2021
The Morrison Government has come to the defence of Judge Salvatore Vasta, who is being sued by a man he unfairly jailed for contempt.
Judge Salvatore Vasta.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was involved in a family law financial matter in the Federal Circuit Court in 2018. Self-represented, and unable to hand over the information he was required to, the man was jailed by Vasta and claims to have then been abused in custody.
Within months, the Full Court of the Family Court set aside Vasta’s orders and described his treatment of the man as a…
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