Sports clubs that missed out in $100m grants program could bring class action

Lawyers cite scathing audit office report saying it was ‘not evident’ what the legal basis for Bridget McKenzie to approve the grants was

Clubs which missed out on federal funding under the $100m sports program overseen by Bridget McKenzie could bring court cases to overturn the former sports minister’s decisions, lawyers from two plaintiff firms have said.

Slater and Gordon is investigating the possibility of a class action and Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer, Josh Bornstein, has offered to work pro bono for clubs which were denied funding under a program the audit office found was targeted at marginal seats.

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