A major inquiry into Fair Work Vice-President Michael Lawler, who has taken fully paid sick leave for more than nine months since mid-2014, has been delayed after Mr Lawler resumed sick leave and checked himself into a mental health facility. Mr Lawler, the partner of disgraced former Health Services Union boss Kathy Jackson appears to have fallen victim to illnesses similar to those afflicting Ms Jackson as she faced Federal Court deadlines in recent years.
