Tasmania's premier has admitted dropping the ball over a court costs saga involving a former minister, comparing the matter to a "pile of crap" that landed on his desk.
Jeremy Rockliff has faced intense questioning over several weeks about what he knew about taxpayer money provided to ex-minister Madeleine Ogilvie in relation to a legal matter.
Ms Ogilvie told a parliamentary committee in November she was not a subject to any legal proceedings, but revealed in late May she had initiated Supreme Court action.
She resigned from cabinet a few days later amid allegations she misled parliament.
The government has not provided any details about the matter, citing legal confidentialities and complexities.
The government has disclosed taxpayers spent about $120,000 on Ms Ogilvie's legal fees between 2023 and 2025.
