Southport, 8 May 2025
| Date | 8 May 2025 |
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| Charges |
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| Court | Southport Magistrates Court - Magistrate Thompson |
| Plea | Guilty |
| Case | Man returned to work as a security guard and lied about it |
| Facts | On 5 June 2018, the worker injured his lower back and leg while working as a security guard. On 5 November 2018, the worker was injured a second time when he was involved in a car accident on his way to work. Both of these injuries were the subject of an accepted workers’ compensation claim. On 21 October 2019, the started working as a security guard. He did not inform the insurer of this return to work. He was certified as totally incapacitated for all work during this time. During his claim, he told the insurer and various doctors that he was not working when he was working. |
| Penalty | Sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for the fraud charge, wholly suspended for an operational period of 6 months. Sentenced to 1 month imprisonment for each of the false or misleading information charges, wholly suspended for a period of 6 months and concurrently with the fraud charge. Convicted and not further punished for the charges of failing to notify of an engagement in a calling. |
| Restitution | $9,256.65 |
| Costs | $10,188.01 |
| Common Law rights extinguished? | Yes |
| Conviction | Recorded |
| Consideration for Prevention | A person must disclose their secondary employment to the insurer. |