Charges:

1 charge pursuant to s45A of The Transport Accident Act 1986 of failing to advise of a return to work; 1 charge of fraudulently obtaining benefits pursuant to s116 of The Transport Accident Act 1986 and 1 charge of pursuant to s117 of The Transport Accident Act 1986 of providing false or misleading information to the TAC.

Plea: Guilty

Result:

The magistrate with conviction fined the accused $3,000 and ordered the accused to pay TAC compensation in the amount of $42,289.46.

Remarks:

The TAC alleged that the accused had returned to work while receiving Loss of Earnings benefits by operating a business. The accused argued that there was never an intent to run a business and that the accused was running a charity but that it just had not yet been formally registered as a charity.

Payable to TAC
Restitution:	$42,289.46	Yes
Total Fines:	$3,000	No
Disbursements:	$	N/A
Statutory Costs:	$	N/A
Professional Costs:	$	N/A

Stay: