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Ethan James

Family violence order 'stopped ex-MP from filing tax'

Former Tasmanian MP Adam Brooks pleaded guilty over failure to file tax returns. (Rob Blakers/AAP PHOTOS)

A former Liberal politician didn't submit tax returns because a family violence order prevented him from going to a house where important documents were kept, a court has been told.

Adam Richard Brooks, 49, served in Tasmania's parliament from 2010-19 and held several portfolios including mining and building and construction.

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