Charges:

1 charge of fraudulently obtaining benefits pursuant to s116 of The Transport Accident Act 1986 and 1 charge of providing false or misleading information pursuant to s117 of The Transport Accident Act 1986.

Plea: Guilty

Result:

The accused repaid the total fraud amount of $17,275.25 to the TAC prior to the hearing. The magistrate with a finding of guilt imposed a fine of $2,000 and ordered the accused to pay TAC’s professional costs in the sum of $1,125.

Remarks:

The accused fraudulently obtained loss of earnings benefits and loss of earnings capacity benefits by submitting to the TAC Certificates of Capacity claiming the accused had no capacity to return to work and declaring that the accused had not returned to work when the accused had already returned to work in the accused’s pre-accident employment and then as a courier driver.

Payable to TAC
Restitution:	$17,275.25 was repaid to the TAC prior to the hearing	Yes
Total Fines:	$2,000	No
Disbursements:	$	N/A
Statutory Costs:	$	N/A
Professional Costs:	$1,125	Yes

Stay: