Prominent Darwin silk John Lawrence has condemned the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency board’s years of mismanagement and called for their resignations, following an extraordinary public apology to chief executive officer Priscilla Atkins after the Federal Court found the board unfairly sacked her.
NAAJA apologised without reservation to Ms Atkins in a press release on Wednesday for the unlawful action it took against her and the “hurt, pain and suffering” she endured as a result of those actions, as well as any damage suffered to Ms Atkins’ reputation by reason of NAAJA’s actions.
The same statement would cover many tax payer funded Aboriginal corporations
Atkins will never truly get justice. Rightfully, she can expect a massive payout, but even then would the NAAJA board learn a lesson. After all, none of them will be held personally accountable financially.
The taxpayer will foot the bill for any payouts. NAAJA should not receive any more public funding, they are a bunch of parasites.
You would think the
local Lawyers (who have been totally stuffed around by NAAJAs incompetence),
community based legal services,
representatives of the Attorney Generals office,
and local politicians
would be making public comments about the diabolical ineptitude of the board at NAAJA!
Darwin being Darwin, and everyone in each others pockets, its total radio silence.