Media Releases

Media releases are listed below. For media enquiries please contact media@itsa.gov.au or ring 0408 105 665.

FRI 4 MAY 2012
Company director (Ackerman) convicted of bankruptcy offences
Nathaniel Michael Ackerman of Moranbah, Queensland, was convicted in the Mackay Magistrates Court on 17 April 2012 of bankruptcy offences relating to disposing of property with intent to defraud his creditors and making a false declaration. ...

THU 26 APRIL 2012
Vic bankrupt (Sedano) disposes of money
On 20 April 2012 Ms Erlinda Sedano, also known as Erlinda Greenway, of Maidstone in Victoria was sentenced in the Sunshine Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to offences against the Bankruptcy Act 1966. ...

THU 26 APRIL 2012
Former QLD council employee (Leddy) convicted of bankruptcy offences
Paul Stewart Leddy of Rockhampton, Queensland, was convicted in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on 18 April 2012 of bankruptcy offences relating to removing property and making a false declaration. ...

THU 26 APRIL 2012
NSW landscaper (Burton) convicted and ordered to repay creditors
Jamie John Burton of Wadalba, NSW, was convicted in the Toronto Local Court on the 20th April 2012 for offences against the Bankruptcy Act 1966. ...

MON 23 APRIL 2012
Registration of Melbourne-based bankruptcy trustee Paul Pattison cancelled
Today, Mr Paul Anthony Pattison, of Melbourne Victoria, was deregistered as a trustee in Bankruptcy. ...

FRI 13 APRIL 2012
Bankrupt gambler (Na, NSW) convicted
On 27 March 2012, Benjamin Yun Na who became bankrupt by Sequestration Order on 9 April 2009, pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court to an offence of materially contributing to his insolvency by gambling. ...

FRI 13 APRIL 2012
Bankrupt (Harris, NSW) convicted for travelling overseas without permission
Douglas Joseph Harris of Hurstville, New South Wales, was convicted in the Downing Centre Local Court on the 12 March 2012 for offences against the Bankruptcy Act 1966. ...

THU 12 APRIL 2012
Provisional personal insolvency statistics
Today, I am releasing the provisional personal insolvency statistics for the March 2012 quarter. ...

WED 21 MARCH 2012
Former business owner, Ormerod, convicted of bankruptcy offences
Karen Anne Ormerod of Helensvale, Queensland, was convicted in the Southport District Court on 14 March 2012 of bankruptcy offences relating to removing property whilst bankrupt. ...

WED 7 MARCH 2012
Fines imposed on bankrupt for failing to disclose inheritance is reduced on appeal
On 8 November 2011, Stuart Ross Frumar, who pleaded guilty to two offences against the Bankruptcy Act, was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. ...

MON 20 FEBRUARY 2012
Bankrupt convicted of failing to disclose and removing property
Maryann Marion Molloy, a bankrupt of Wandal, Queensland, was convicted in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on 8 February 2012 for failing to disclose to her trustee in bankruptcy of her interest in her father’s deceased estate. ...

MON 13 FEBRUARY 2012
Doctor convicted of bankruptcy offences
On 9 February 2012, Mr Bijan Heshmati, of Glenore Park, New South Wales was found guilty in the Downing Centre Magistrates Court of a bankruptcy offence relating to knowingly signing a false declaration. ...

TUE 2 FEBRUARY 2012
Former real estate agent convicted of bankruptcy offences
Michael Joseph Browne of Southport, Queensland, was convicted in the Southport Magistrates Court on 16 January, 2012, of bankruptcy offences relating to making a false affidavit and signing a false declaration. ...

FRI 27 JANUARY 2012
Transition period for registers of security interests
A new national register for personal property securities will, from 30 January 2012, better help Australian consumers and businesses ensure that property they buy like cars, boats or machinery – almost anything except real estate - doesn’t have a security interest over it. ...

WED 11 JANUARY 2012
Provisional personal insolvency statistics
Today, I am releasing the provisional personal insolvency statistics for the December 2011 quarter. ...

WED 4 JANUARY 2012
Substantial fine imposed on bankrupt for failing to disclose inheritance
On 8 November 2011, Stuart Ross Frumar pleaded guilty to two offences against the Bankruptcy Act and was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. ...

THU 8 DECEMBER 2011
Accountant convicted of bankruptcy fraud
John Joseph Carey of Cannonvale, Queensland, was convicted in the Townsville District Court on 30 September 2011 of a $200,000 bankruptcy fraud offence relating to disposing of property with intent to defraud his creditors. ...

THU 1 DECEMBER 2011
Sixty year old bankrupt goes to gaol
On 5 August 2011, Mrs Anula Kauye, of Toorak pleaded guilty in the Melbourne County Court to several offences against the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and was sentenced on 29 November 2011. ...

TUE 1 NOVEMBER 2011
Queensland bankrupt sentenced to gaol
Queensland bankrupt Thomas John MacDonald of Currumundi was convicted of eight fraud charges and sentenced to three years imprisonment in the Maroochydore District Court on 30 September 2011 for causing a loss to his creditors of $183,000. ...

THU 13 OCTOBER 2011
Owner of fashion label convicted
On 23 September 2011, Jane Catherine Ebbott pleaded guilty to several offences against the Bankruptcy Act in the Brisbane Magistrates Court. ...

WED 12 OCTOBER 2011
Provisional personal insolvency statistics
Today, I am releasing the provisional personal insolvency statistics for the September 2011 quarter. ...

THU 8 OCTOBER 2011
Regulator welcomes court orders providing for voluntary resignation of Melbourne-based bankruptcy trustee Paul Pattison
Melbourne-based Registered Trustee, Paul Pattison, has voluntarily resigned from his bankruptcy appointments following concerns by the regulator, Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA), about his capacity to adequately and properly carry out his duties. ...

THU 16 JUNE 2011
Flight attendant convicted of bankruptcy fraud
On 27 May 2011, Mr Julian Anthony Bowen of Pascoe Vale South pleaded guilty in the Melbourne County Court to several offences against the Bankruptcy Act. ...

MON 9 MAY 2011
Debtor convicted for failing to declare all his debts
On 5 April 2011, Mr. Johnson Garcia was convicted of offences against the Bankruptcy Act in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. ...

FRI 29 APRIL 2011
Launch of officially receiving
The Attorney-General launched Officially Receiving - The History of Australian Bankruptcy Law and Administration today at the Sydney office of the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA). ...