Law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a class action over the $100 milllion community sports scandal dogging the federal government
A leading law firm is investigating a class action over the federal government's $100 million community sports scandal.
Slater and Gordon's class actions practice group leader Andrew Baker says tens of millions of dollars in sporting club grants were awarded to clubs whose applications forThat's because then sports minister, Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie, applied her own decision-making criteria to overrule the merit-based assessments made by Sport Australia
Mr Baker said that the clubs Sport Australia decided were worthy of funding but missed out may have rights to seek legal remedies. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen with then Minister for Sports Bridget McKenzie at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre in Sydney."Every dollar that went to a club whose application should have been unsuccessful is a dollar that didn't end up with a club that Sport Australia had identified and recommended for funding in the course of proper processes," Mr Baker said in a statement on Sunday.
He said a thorough investigation by the Australian National Audit Office has stated that there was no legal authority evident to it which allowed the minister to approve the grants, rather than Sport Australia.Scott Morrison heads a ball in 2019 , Senator Bridget McKenzie kicks an AFL ball in 2019 ."In these circumstances, the clubs that have suffered because of any unlawful conduct may have rights to seek legal remedy.
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