Charges:

1 charge of fraudulent obtaining Loss of Earnings benefits pursuant to s116 of the Transport Accident Act 1986.

Plea: Guilty

Result:

The Magistrate imposed a community corrections order for a period of 12 months (with conviction), with the accused to undertake 150 hours of unpaid community work and ordered to repay the fraudulently obtained benefits in the sum of $82,242.37.

Remarks:

Client A’s offending was twofold, firstly having exaggerated pre-accident employment and provided false payslips to get an increased rate of loss of earnings benefits but then continued to work almost immediately post-accident in the same capacity as working pre-accident. As a result a total of $82,242.37 in loss of earnings benefits was fraudulently received.

Restitution:	$82,242.37
Total Fines:	$
Disbursements:	$
Statutory Costs:	$
Professional Costs:	$

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