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An investigation into a complaint made about a former Federal Court judge has closed with no adverse findings made.
In a statement sent to media, the Federal Court said a complaint made by a former staff member against a former judge was found to be unsubstantiated.
The complaint concerned an alleged event that occurred more than a decade ago.
A spokesperson for the court said the alleged offending did not involve any element of sexual harassment.
The parties have been notified of this result.
The independent investigation was conducted by Dr Vivienne Thom AM, a former inspector-general of intelligence and security who had found former High Court judge Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed six female associates.
Thom was recently appointed to head up a taskforce that will oversee the implantation of recommendations made by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins in the Set the Standard report.
The Federal Court spokesperson said that as part of the investigation, Thom reviewed complaints policies and procedures and provided recommendations to strengthen them.
“These recommendations relate to staff induction and education to continue to build confidence in staff that appropriate action is taken on complaints,” the spokesperson said.
“These recommendations have now been adopted by the court.”
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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly.
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