The Legal Profession Board of Tasmania has upheld one complaint made against former speaker of the house, Peter Slipper, after the Hobart barrister texted the complainant's uncle with what the board characterised as "an indirect threat".
Two international students had engaged Mr Slipper for legal services after they were subject to a restraining order.
The trio parted ways after Mr Slipper revealed his appearance at a scheduled conciliation conference would cost $650 — a sum one of the students repeatedly queried and ultimately did not pay after engaging an alternate barrister.
Mr Slipper told the complainant he was still owed the fee because of the time he had spent preparing for the conference.
At 10:03pm on July 15, 2019, Mr Slipper wrote to the student's uncle: "I'm inclined to write to the Minister for Home Affairs as I'm not convinced we need people like these guys in the country." Source: ABC News
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