Justice Virginia Bell said the appointments had 'little if any connection to the pandemic'.
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But an inquiry by a former High Court Justice found his conduct was "corrosive of trust in government".It emerged in August this year that Mr Morrison had become joint minister for health, finance, treasury, home affairs and resources in the two years before he lost power in May. An investigation by the solicitor-general early this year found Mr Morrison had acted legally but had "fundamentally undermined" responsible government.She ultimately found the appointments were "unnecessary" and three of five had "little if any connection to the pandemic".
The report does not criticise Australia's governor general who oversaw the secret appointments, saying he was acting on the advice of the government of the day.Mr Morrison on Friday repeated his defence of his actions, in a statement posted on social media.
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