Fraud and compliance

The TAC is committed to protecting the funds and other assets placed under its control and protection for the benefit of the people of Victoria. Fraud represents potential risks to these funds and assets.

The TAC will not tolerate fraudulent or corrupt activities against its interests and will vigorously pursue parties engaged in such practices or attempting to do so.

How to make a report

Fraud and the TAC

Read the TAC Compliance and Enforcement Policy

Prosecutions

How to make a report

Should you wish to make a report of fraudulent behaviour or other breaches of the TAC legislation, please contact the TAC's Fraud and Compliance Group by completing the online form, emailing Fraud_Compliance@tac.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 654 329.

Complete the online form

Fraud and the TAC

Fraud is dishonest activity or potential financial loss to the TAC including theft of moneys or other property by employees or persons external to the TAC. This includes:

the deliberate falsification, concealment or destruction of documentation
falsified documentation used or intended for use for a normal business purpose
the improper use of information or position.

The following are examples of fraudulent behaviour:

knowingly submitting a false claim
providing false information
working whilst on compensation benefits
altering a medical certificate
submitting false travel expense claims
claiming for services which were not given (service providers) and
providing false invoices, medical certificates.

Actions that may be taken by the TAC

Following an investigation, the TAC may:

Commence criminal proceedings under relevant provisions of the TA Act or relevant criminal legislation
Issue a letter of caution to the person
Determine whether civil action should be taken to recover compensation amounts overpaid
Refer the matter to the Victoria Police, the Coroner, the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) or another body (including professional or trade regulatory bodies such as the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Legal Services Board) or
Take no further action.

Any employee found to have engaged in, or concealed any such behaviour, may be disciplined, and their employment may be terminated.

TAC billing review program

The TAC has a Billing Review Program to ensure that payments for services provided to TAC clients are reasonable and appropriate. For more information please refer to:

2021/22 - Disrupting Fraud

By constantly evaluating emerging risks and using contemporary analytical methods, models, intelligence gathering and reporting techniques, the TAC is better equipped to identify potential fraud and claim anomalies at its origin.

The early identification of vulnerabilities, due to changes in service and benefit provision created by the global pandemic, has allowed the Forensics Group to expand our fraud risk assessments, improve our proactive fraud detection capability and create diverse opportunities to enhance our monitoring activities.

Telehealth, clients and providers supplying false information to the TAC, provider billing anomalies and clients potentially returning to work without notifying the TAC have all contributed to an elevated fraud risk profile during the second year of the pandemic.

Through our continuous monitoring, detection and response enhancements, significant growth has occurred in the number of reviews, investigations and prosecutions being initiated, effectively disrupting fraudulent behaviour and providing both a general and specific deterrence to fraud being committed against the TAC.

Throughout 2021-2022, the following enforcement action was taken:

Twenty (20) prosecutions were finalised through the Magistrates Court. All cases resulting in a finding of guilt having a total amount in restitution being awarded to the TAC of $683,209.
Thirty-Two (32) matters are currently before the courts where TAC is alleging fraud against the scheme totalling $1,521,763.
There are a further Four (4) matters where prosecution has been endorsed with two matters referred to Victoria Police due to the fraud amount and statute of limitation issues and two matters awaiting service of charges totalling $450,089.
A further Nine (9) matters relate to TAC clients wanted on Warrant with charges yet to be served, with a total fraud amount outstanding of $373,510.

The total alleged fraud against TAC before courts or awaiting service of charges is $2,345,362.

There are a further Eight (8) matters currently being reviewed for legal advice with a view to prosecution or other enforcement action, with a potential fraud amount of $234,426.

Cases that have not met the prosecution threshold are dealt with through the TAC’s principal means of achieving prompt voluntary compliance. Seventeen (17) warning letters were sent for breaches of the Transport Accident Act 1986 relating to fraud and providing false information to the TAC by clients, incorporating demands for reimbursement where appropriate.

Billing Review Program

During the 2021–2022 financial year, the TAC enhanced their proactive monitoring of service provider billing behaviour and adjusted their control landscape, which was supplemented by internal business referrals and information received from the public.

This program focuses on ensuring the invoicing supplied by service providers and the subsequent payments made are an accurate reflection of the services provided to TAC clients. For this reporting period, continuous monitoring activities and reviews were undertaken on more than 200 providers across a broad range of disciplines including Surgery, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy and General Practitioners.

Prosecutions

Date	Defendant	Court	Judge/ Magistrate	Result
24 Apr 2023	Client AA	Melbourne Magistrates' Court	Hartnett	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,500 Restitution of $34,255.38
14 Apr 2023	Client N (Appeal)	Melbourne County Court - Appeal against conviction	Rozen	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, without conviction, the accused to perform 200 hours of unpaid work Restitution of $87,451.25 Professional Costs of $1,986
05 Apr 2023	Client Z	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Foster	Plea of Guilty The Magistrate found the charge proven but dismissed the matter without imposing a penalty.
05 Apr 2023	Client Y	Moorabbin Justice Centre	McCallum	Plea of Guilty Good Behaviour Bond with conviction Donation to Amber Community of $1,000 Complete a Mental Heath Program Restitution of $9,848.71 Professional costs of $1,161
31 Mar 2023	Client X	Bacchus Marsh Magistrates’ Court	Radford	Plea of Guilty Community Corrections Order (120 hours unpaid work), with conviction Restitution of $40,766.05
28 Feb 2023	Client W	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Kumar	Plea of Guilty Fine of $7,500 with conviction Restitution of $28,119.92 Professional costs of $1,424
03 Feb 2023	Client V	Frankston Magistrates’ Court	Tan	Plea of Guilty Fine of $1,500
10 Jan 2023	Client U	Kyneton Magistrates’ Court	Kelly	Plea of Guilty Adjourned Undertaking to be of good behaviour for two years, without conviction Restitution of $10,706.23 Professional costs of $1,085
13 Dec 2022	Client T	Online Magistrates’ Court	McKenna	Plea of Guilty Fine of $10,000 without conviction Restitution of $24,123.04 Professional costs of $1,423
12 Dec 2022	Client S	Dandenong Magistrates’ Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with condition to perform 100 hours of unpaid work and a treatment and rehabilitation program for mental health, with conviction Restitution of $48,517 Professional costs of $1,600
29 Nov 2022	Client R	Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court	Langton	Guilty 12 month Community Corrections order with condition to perform 150 hours of unpaid work only, with conviction Restitution of $49,125.78 Professional costs of $1,423
24 Nov 2022	Client Q	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Bate	Guilty Fine of $1,000 without conviction Restitution of $165.80
14 Nov 2022	Client P	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Thomas	Plea of Guilty 12 month community Corrections Order, with conviction, with conditions to perform 100 hours of unpaid community work, undergo treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction and undergo programs for mental health treatment. Restitution of $36,212.62
09 Nov 2022	Client O	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Grigor	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with condition to perform 100 hours of unpaid work, without conviction Restitution of $39,951.75
28 Oct 2022	Client N	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Capel	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with conviction, the accused to perform 200 hours of unpaid work Restitution of $87,451.25 Professional Costs of $1,986
19 Oct 2022	Client M	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Masood	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking, without conviction, with conditions to make a donation of $450 to the Court Fund and be of good behaviour for a period of 12 months Professional Costs of $3,942
07 Oct 2022	Client L	Online Magistrates’ Court	Reardon	Plea of Not Guilty Found guilty, with Conviction Fine of $30,000 Restitution of $133,178.35 Professional Costs of $15,000
09 Aug 2022	Client K	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Boult	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,000 Restitution of $36,484 Professional Costs of $1,405 Without Conviction
02 Aug 2022	Client I	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Bentley	Plea of Guilty 12 month community Corrections Order with the accused to perform 120 hours of unpaid work, Restitution of $47,366 Professional Costs of $2,249 With Conviction
01 Aug 2022	Client J	Werribee Magistrates’ Court	Swasadir	Plea of Guilty 12 month Good Behaviour Bond undertaking, which included the conditions that the accused donate $1,000 to Amber Community Donation of $1,000 Professional Costs of $1,161 Without Conviction
18 Jul 2022	Client H	Online Magistrates’ Court	Bate	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking, with conditions to engage in treatment, to be of good behaviour for 2 years, and to make a donation of $5,000 to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Restitution of $28,838.77 Professional costs of $1,405 Without Conviction
08 Jul 2022	Client F	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Robertson	Plea of Guilty 3 months imprisonment Restitution of $29,947.97 With Conviction
16 Jun 2022	Client E	Dandenong Magistrates’ Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,000 Restitution of $10,000 Without Conviction
10 Jun 2022	Client D	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Bentley	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Fine of $1,500 Restitution of $20,428.24
30 May 2022	Client C	La Trobe Valley Magistrates’ Court	Duffy	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order that the accused be supervised for the duration of the order and undergo assessment and treatment for drug dependency and mental health issues Restitution of $43,996.32
16 May 2022	Client B	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Capel	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $12,798.96 Total Fines $1,000 Professional Costs: $ 1,145
19 Apr 2022	Abdul B	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Fitzgerald	Plea of guilty With conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused undertake 75 hours of unpaid community work, including 25 hours towards treatment Restitution of $31,897.07 Professional costs of $1,405
04 Apr 2022	Olivia A	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Mellas	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order (with conviction) to undertake 150 hours of community service Ordered to repay the sum of $56,128.54
09 Feb 2022	Mahmood S	Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court	Pilai	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Fine of $5,000 Restitution of $26,619.94 Professional Costs of $1,405
01 Feb 2022	Client A	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Smith	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 12 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused undertake 150 hours of unpaid community work. Restitution of $82,242.37
11 Jan 2022	Vicki L	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Stuthridge	Plea of guilty Fine of $2,000 Without conviction Restitution of $29,923.66 Professional costs of $1,405
19 Dec 2021	Tanveer K	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Masood	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking for 12 months, with $400 to be paid to the Court Fund Without Conviction Restitution of $21,069.88 ($450 had been re-paid prior to the hearing) Professional Costs of $1,125
22 Nov 2021	Pati T	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court (via Webex)	Warda	Plea of Guilty Finding of guilt Fine of $5,000
07 Oct 2021	Ali N	Werribee Online Magistrates' Court	Wardell	Plea of Guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $7,680.87 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs of $1,145.
01 Oct 2021	Jesse H	Ringwood Online Magistrates' Court	Wighton	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $46,023.64 Fine of $3,000
15 Sep 2021	Blaze M	Heidelberg Online Magistrates' Court	Altman	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $84,771.20 repaid by client prior to the hearing Fine of $5,000 Professional Costs of $1,986
10 Sep 2021	Harrison L	Melbourne Magistrates' Court	McKenna	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $94,811.01 Professional Costs of $1,986 18 month Community Corrections Order with condition that the accused undertake 200 hours of unpaid community work and undergo a mental health assessment and treatment.
20 Aug 2021	Colin M	Sunshine Magistrates' Court (online)	Masood	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Fine of $400.
07 Jul 2021	Matthew W	Geelong Magistrates' Court	Mellas	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $10,808.72. $6,500 was paid prior to hearing with $4,308.72 still to be repaid to the TAC Fine of $4,000 Professional costs of $1,125.
01 Jul 2021	Robert E	Werribee Magistrates' Court sitting at Sunshine	Pithouse	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $10,127.19 to the TAC Fine of $1,000 Professional costs of $2,190.
28 Jun 2021	Melody S	Wangaratta Magistrates' Court Online	Martin	Plea of guilty With conviction 12 month Community corrections Order with conditions that the accused perform 160 hours of unpaid work; undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues; undergo programs to prevent re-offending and be supervised by the Office of Corrections Restitution of $43,859.40 to the TAC
28 Jun 2021	Iman B	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court Online	NcNamara	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Accused repaid fraud amount of $17,275.25 to the TAC prior to the hearing Fine of $2,000 Professional Costs of $1,125.
22 Jun 2021	Trash H	Mildura Magistrates' Court	La Rosa	Plea of Guilty With conviction 2 year Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused is supervised by the Office of Corrections; undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues and perform 50 hours of unpaid community wor Restitution of $15,000 Fine of $3,000.
22 Apr 2021	Jonathan H	Dandenong Online Magistrates' Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty Finding of Guilt $4,441.87 repaid to the TAC prior to plea of guilty Fine of $3,000 Statutory Costs of $127 Professional Costs of $783.
12 Apr 2021	Semon L	Broadmeadows Online Magistrates' Court	Trumble	Plea of Guilty Finding of Guilt Restitution of $11,118.34 Professional Costs of $500 Good Behaviour Bond of 18 months Donation of $350 to Red Cross by 1/12/2021.
22 Mar 2021	Lacey B	Wangaratta Online Magistrates' Court	Faram	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $7,327.32 Professional costs of $1,000 Fine of $1.000 A stay to 19/06/2021 was also ordered to allow the accused to commence a repayment plan with the TAC.
23 Feb 2021	Jasit A	Sunshine Magistrates' Court	Masood	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $28,080.09 Professional costs $1,244.26 18 Month Community Corrections Order to perform 250 hours of unpaid work.
16 Feb 2021	Navpreet S	Sunshine Online Magistrates' Court	Robinson	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $16,018 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs $1,125.
01 Feb 2021	Reece H	Hume Online Magistrates' Court	Dunn	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $25,978.40 18 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused be under the supervision of the Office of Corrections, perform 100 hours of unpaid community work, undergo assessment and treatment for drug issues and undertake offender rehabilitation programs.
18 Dec 2020	Ali A	OMC Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court	Smith	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $26,243.85 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs of $1,320
14 Dec 2020	Cameron K	OMC Werribee Magistrates' Court	Pitthouse	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $44,482.91 Fine of $10,000 Professional costs of $500
04 Dec 2020	Khushminder P	OMC Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	McNamara	Plea of guilty Without conviction $20,335 repaid to the TAC prior to the matter being heard Fine of $1,000 Professional costs of $1,320
22 Oct 2020	Craig S	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of Guilty With conviction Restitution of $28,731.50 12 month Community Corrections Order with one condition that the accused undertake 100 hours of unpaid community work
08 Oct 2020	Elizabeth E	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Lethbridge	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $14,377.59 Fine of $4,000 Professional Costs of $500
17 Sep 2020	Abdul M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Lethbridge	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 4 year Good Behaviour Bond with strict conditions that the accused repay all monies owed to the TAC within the four year period.
12 May 2020	Magdalena M	Dandenong Magistrates' Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 12 month Community Corrections Order, perform 160 hours of unpaid work, be under the supervision of the office of corrections, and undergo assessment and treatment for offending behaviours Restitution of $103,570.23
05 May 2020	Mitchell L	Bendigo Magistrates' Court	McRae	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order, to perform 300 hours of unpaid work, be supervised by the office of corrections and to undergo treatment for mental health issues Restitution of $25,035.85 was repaid to TAC prior to sentencing
16 Mar 2020	Brooke L	Wodonga Magistrates' Court	Dunn	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $3,406.50 12 month Community Corrections Order, undertake 50 hours of unpaid work & undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues
19 Dec 2019	George M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $31,933.44 12 month Community Corrections Order must perform 150 hours of unpaid work
19 Dec 2019	Fouzia M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $52,756.20 18 month Community Corrections Order must perform 200 hours of unpaid work
19 Dec 2019	Mustafa Y	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $52,756.20 18 month Community Corrections Order must perform 200 hours of unpaid work
04 Dec 2019	Vikwesh S	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $3,900 to be repaid on a repayment plan of $400 per month commencing on 4/1/2020 Fine of $500
04 Dec 2019	Seyed G	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $80,360 12 month Community Corrections Order must perform 120 hours of unpaid work
29 Nov 2019	Paul D	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Wighton	Plea of guilty With Conviction Restitution of $25,628.82 Community Corrections Order with conditions that he performs 120 hours of unpaid work and undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues
21 Nov 2019	Nicholas I	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Starvaggi	Plea of guilty With Conviction Restitution of $18,067 Fine of $2,500 Professional Costs of $500
14 Nov 2019	Amy P	Seymour Magistrates' Court	Cottrill	Guilty With conviction Restitution of $8,529.12 Fine of $1,750

Fraud and compliance

The TAC will not tolerate fraudulent or corrupt activities against its interests and will vigorously pursue parties engaged in such practices or attempting to do so.

How to make a report

Fraud and the TAC

Read the TAC Compliance and Enforcement Policy

Prosecutions

How to make a report

Complete the online form

Fraud and the TAC

Fraud is dishonest activity or potential financial loss to the TAC including theft of moneys or other property by employees or persons external to the TAC. This includes:

the deliberate falsification, concealment or destruction of documentation
falsified documentation used or intended for use for a normal business purpose
the improper use of information or position.

The following are examples of fraudulent behaviour:

knowingly submitting a false claim
providing false information
working whilst on compensation benefits
altering a medical certificate
submitting false travel expense claims
claiming for services which were not given (service providers) and
providing false invoices, medical certificates.

Actions that may be taken by the TAC

Following an investigation, the TAC may:

Commence criminal proceedings under relevant provisions of the TA Act or relevant criminal legislation
Issue a letter of caution to the person
Determine whether civil action should be taken to recover compensation amounts overpaid
Refer the matter to the Victoria Police, the Coroner, the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) or another body (including professional or trade regulatory bodies such as the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Legal Services Board) or
Take no further action.

Any employee found to have engaged in, or concealed any such behaviour, may be disciplined, and their employment may be terminated.

TAC billing review program

The TAC has a Billing Review Program to ensure that payments for services provided to TAC clients are reasonable and appropriate. For more information please refer to:

2021/22 - Disrupting Fraud

Throughout 2021-2022, the following enforcement action was taken:

Twenty (20) prosecutions were finalised through the Magistrates Court. All cases resulting in a finding of guilt having a total amount in restitution being awarded to the TAC of $683,209.
Thirty-Two (32) matters are currently before the courts where TAC is alleging fraud against the scheme totalling $1,521,763.
There are a further Four (4) matters where prosecution has been endorsed with two matters referred to Victoria Police due to the fraud amount and statute of limitation issues and two matters awaiting service of charges totalling $450,089.
A further Nine (9) matters relate to TAC clients wanted on Warrant with charges yet to be served, with a total fraud amount outstanding of $373,510.

The total alleged fraud against TAC before courts or awaiting service of charges is $2,345,362.

There are a further Eight (8) matters currently being reviewed for legal advice with a view to prosecution or other enforcement action, with a potential fraud amount of $234,426.

Billing Review Program

Prosecutions

Date	Defendant	Court	Judge/ Magistrate	Result
24 Apr 2023	Client AA	Melbourne Magistrates' Court	Hartnett	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,500 Restitution of $34,255.38
14 Apr 2023	Client N (Appeal)	Melbourne County Court - Appeal against conviction	Rozen	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, without conviction, the accused to perform 200 hours of unpaid work Restitution of $87,451.25 Professional Costs of $1,986
05 Apr 2023	Client Z	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Foster	Plea of Guilty The Magistrate found the charge proven but dismissed the matter without imposing a penalty.
05 Apr 2023	Client Y	Moorabbin Justice Centre	McCallum	Plea of Guilty Good Behaviour Bond with conviction Donation to Amber Community of $1,000 Complete a Mental Heath Program Restitution of $9,848.71 Professional costs of $1,161
31 Mar 2023	Client X	Bacchus Marsh Magistrates’ Court	Radford	Plea of Guilty Community Corrections Order (120 hours unpaid work), with conviction Restitution of $40,766.05
28 Feb 2023	Client W	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Kumar	Plea of Guilty Fine of $7,500 with conviction Restitution of $28,119.92 Professional costs of $1,424
03 Feb 2023	Client V	Frankston Magistrates’ Court	Tan	Plea of Guilty Fine of $1,500
10 Jan 2023	Client U	Kyneton Magistrates’ Court	Kelly	Plea of Guilty Adjourned Undertaking to be of good behaviour for two years, without conviction Restitution of $10,706.23 Professional costs of $1,085
13 Dec 2022	Client T	Online Magistrates’ Court	McKenna	Plea of Guilty Fine of $10,000 without conviction Restitution of $24,123.04 Professional costs of $1,423
12 Dec 2022	Client S	Dandenong Magistrates’ Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with condition to perform 100 hours of unpaid work and a treatment and rehabilitation program for mental health, with conviction Restitution of $48,517 Professional costs of $1,600
29 Nov 2022	Client R	Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court	Langton	Guilty 12 month Community Corrections order with condition to perform 150 hours of unpaid work only, with conviction Restitution of $49,125.78 Professional costs of $1,423
24 Nov 2022	Client Q	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Bate	Guilty Fine of $1,000 without conviction Restitution of $165.80
14 Nov 2022	Client P	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Thomas	Plea of Guilty 12 month community Corrections Order, with conviction, with conditions to perform 100 hours of unpaid community work, undergo treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction and undergo programs for mental health treatment. Restitution of $36,212.62
09 Nov 2022	Client O	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Grigor	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with condition to perform 100 hours of unpaid work, without conviction Restitution of $39,951.75
28 Oct 2022	Client N	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Capel	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order, with conviction, the accused to perform 200 hours of unpaid work Restitution of $87,451.25 Professional Costs of $1,986
19 Oct 2022	Client M	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Masood	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking, without conviction, with conditions to make a donation of $450 to the Court Fund and be of good behaviour for a period of 12 months Professional Costs of $3,942
07 Oct 2022	Client L	Online Magistrates’ Court	Reardon	Plea of Not Guilty Found guilty, with Conviction Fine of $30,000 Restitution of $133,178.35 Professional Costs of $15,000
09 Aug 2022	Client K	Ringwood Magistrates’ Court	Boult	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,000 Restitution of $36,484 Professional Costs of $1,405 Without Conviction
02 Aug 2022	Client I	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Bentley	Plea of Guilty 12 month community Corrections Order with the accused to perform 120 hours of unpaid work, Restitution of $47,366 Professional Costs of $2,249 With Conviction
01 Aug 2022	Client J	Werribee Magistrates’ Court	Swasadir	Plea of Guilty 12 month Good Behaviour Bond undertaking, which included the conditions that the accused donate $1,000 to Amber Community Donation of $1,000 Professional Costs of $1,161 Without Conviction
18 Jul 2022	Client H	Online Magistrates’ Court	Bate	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking, with conditions to engage in treatment, to be of good behaviour for 2 years, and to make a donation of $5,000 to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Restitution of $28,838.77 Professional costs of $1,405 Without Conviction
08 Jul 2022	Client F	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Robertson	Plea of Guilty 3 months imprisonment Restitution of $29,947.97 With Conviction
16 Jun 2022	Client E	Dandenong Magistrates’ Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty Fine of $2,000 Restitution of $10,000 Without Conviction
10 Jun 2022	Client D	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Bentley	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Fine of $1,500 Restitution of $20,428.24
30 May 2022	Client C	La Trobe Valley Magistrates’ Court	Duffy	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order that the accused be supervised for the duration of the order and undergo assessment and treatment for drug dependency and mental health issues Restitution of $43,996.32
16 May 2022	Client B	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Capel	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $12,798.96 Total Fines $1,000 Professional Costs: $ 1,145
19 Apr 2022	Abdul B	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Fitzgerald	Plea of guilty With conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused undertake 75 hours of unpaid community work, including 25 hours towards treatment Restitution of $31,897.07 Professional costs of $1,405
04 Apr 2022	Olivia A	Geelong Magistrates’ Court	Mellas	Plea of Guilty 12 month Community Corrections Order (with conviction) to undertake 150 hours of community service Ordered to repay the sum of $56,128.54
09 Feb 2022	Mahmood S	Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court	Pilai	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Fine of $5,000 Restitution of $26,619.94 Professional Costs of $1,405
01 Feb 2022	Client A	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Smith	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 12 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused undertake 150 hours of unpaid community work. Restitution of $82,242.37
11 Jan 2022	Vicki L	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court	Stuthridge	Plea of guilty Fine of $2,000 Without conviction Restitution of $29,923.66 Professional costs of $1,405
19 Dec 2021	Tanveer K	Sunshine Magistrates’ Court	Masood	Plea of Guilty Adjourned undertaking for 12 months, with $400 to be paid to the Court Fund Without Conviction Restitution of $21,069.88 ($450 had been re-paid prior to the hearing) Professional Costs of $1,125
22 Nov 2021	Pati T	Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court (via Webex)	Warda	Plea of Guilty Finding of guilt Fine of $5,000
07 Oct 2021	Ali N	Werribee Online Magistrates' Court	Wardell	Plea of Guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $7,680.87 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs of $1,145.
01 Oct 2021	Jesse H	Ringwood Online Magistrates' Court	Wighton	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $46,023.64 Fine of $3,000
15 Sep 2021	Blaze M	Heidelberg Online Magistrates' Court	Altman	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $84,771.20 repaid by client prior to the hearing Fine of $5,000 Professional Costs of $1,986
10 Sep 2021	Harrison L	Melbourne Magistrates' Court	McKenna	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $94,811.01 Professional Costs of $1,986 18 month Community Corrections Order with condition that the accused undertake 200 hours of unpaid community work and undergo a mental health assessment and treatment.
20 Aug 2021	Colin M	Sunshine Magistrates' Court (online)	Masood	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Fine of $400.
07 Jul 2021	Matthew W	Geelong Magistrates' Court	Mellas	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $10,808.72. $6,500 was paid prior to hearing with $4,308.72 still to be repaid to the TAC Fine of $4,000 Professional costs of $1,125.
01 Jul 2021	Robert E	Werribee Magistrates' Court sitting at Sunshine	Pithouse	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $10,127.19 to the TAC Fine of $1,000 Professional costs of $2,190.
28 Jun 2021	Melody S	Wangaratta Magistrates' Court Online	Martin	Plea of guilty With conviction 12 month Community corrections Order with conditions that the accused perform 160 hours of unpaid work; undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues; undergo programs to prevent re-offending and be supervised by the Office of Corrections Restitution of $43,859.40 to the TAC
28 Jun 2021	Iman B	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court Online	NcNamara	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Accused repaid fraud amount of $17,275.25 to the TAC prior to the hearing Fine of $2,000 Professional Costs of $1,125.
22 Jun 2021	Trash H	Mildura Magistrates' Court	La Rosa	Plea of Guilty With conviction 2 year Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused is supervised by the Office of Corrections; undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues and perform 50 hours of unpaid community wor Restitution of $15,000 Fine of $3,000.
22 Apr 2021	Jonathan H	Dandenong Online Magistrates' Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty Finding of Guilt $4,441.87 repaid to the TAC prior to plea of guilty Fine of $3,000 Statutory Costs of $127 Professional Costs of $783.
12 Apr 2021	Semon L	Broadmeadows Online Magistrates' Court	Trumble	Plea of Guilty Finding of Guilt Restitution of $11,118.34 Professional Costs of $500 Good Behaviour Bond of 18 months Donation of $350 to Red Cross by 1/12/2021.
22 Mar 2021	Lacey B	Wangaratta Online Magistrates' Court	Faram	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $7,327.32 Professional costs of $1,000 Fine of $1.000 A stay to 19/06/2021 was also ordered to allow the accused to commence a repayment plan with the TAC.
23 Feb 2021	Jasit A	Sunshine Magistrates' Court	Masood	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $28,080.09 Professional costs $1,244.26 18 Month Community Corrections Order to perform 250 hours of unpaid work.
16 Feb 2021	Navpreet S	Sunshine Online Magistrates' Court	Robinson	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $16,018 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs $1,125.
01 Feb 2021	Reece H	Hume Online Magistrates' Court	Dunn	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $25,978.40 18 month Community Corrections Order with conditions that the accused be under the supervision of the Office of Corrections, perform 100 hours of unpaid community work, undergo assessment and treatment for drug issues and undertake offender rehabilitation programs.
18 Dec 2020	Ali A	OMC Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court	Smith	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $26,243.85 Fine of $5,000 Professional costs of $1,320
14 Dec 2020	Cameron K	OMC Werribee Magistrates' Court	Pitthouse	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $44,482.91 Fine of $10,000 Professional costs of $500
04 Dec 2020	Khushminder P	OMC Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	McNamara	Plea of guilty Without conviction $20,335 repaid to the TAC prior to the matter being heard Fine of $1,000 Professional costs of $1,320
22 Oct 2020	Craig S	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of Guilty With conviction Restitution of $28,731.50 12 month Community Corrections Order with one condition that the accused undertake 100 hours of unpaid community work
08 Oct 2020	Elizabeth E	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Lethbridge	Plea of Guilty With Conviction Restitution of $14,377.59 Fine of $4,000 Professional Costs of $500
17 Sep 2020	Abdul M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Lethbridge	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 4 year Good Behaviour Bond with strict conditions that the accused repay all monies owed to the TAC within the four year period.
12 May 2020	Magdalena M	Dandenong Magistrates' Court	Connellan	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 12 month Community Corrections Order, perform 160 hours of unpaid work, be under the supervision of the office of corrections, and undergo assessment and treatment for offending behaviours Restitution of $103,570.23
05 May 2020	Mitchell L	Bendigo Magistrates' Court	McRae	Plea of Guilty With Conviction 18 month Community Corrections Order, to perform 300 hours of unpaid work, be supervised by the office of corrections and to undergo treatment for mental health issues Restitution of $25,035.85 was repaid to TAC prior to sentencing
16 Mar 2020	Brooke L	Wodonga Magistrates' Court	Dunn	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $3,406.50 12 month Community Corrections Order, undertake 50 hours of unpaid work & undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues
19 Dec 2019	George M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $31,933.44 12 month Community Corrections Order must perform 150 hours of unpaid work
19 Dec 2019	Fouzia M	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $52,756.20 18 month Community Corrections Order must perform 200 hours of unpaid work
19 Dec 2019	Mustafa Y	Frankston Magistrates' Court	Gattuso	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $52,756.20 18 month Community Corrections Order must perform 200 hours of unpaid work
04 Dec 2019	Vikwesh S	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of guilty Finding of guilt Restitution of $3,900 to be repaid on a repayment plan of $400 per month commencing on 4/1/2020 Fine of $500
04 Dec 2019	Seyed G	Heidelberg Magistrates' Court	Ballek	Plea of guilty With conviction Restitution of $80,360 12 month Community Corrections Order must perform 120 hours of unpaid work
29 Nov 2019	Paul D	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Wighton	Plea of guilty With Conviction Restitution of $25,628.82 Community Corrections Order with conditions that he performs 120 hours of unpaid work and undergo assessment and treatment for mental health issues
21 Nov 2019	Nicholas I	Ringwood Magistrates' Court	Starvaggi	Plea of guilty With Conviction Restitution of $18,067 Fine of $2,500 Professional Costs of $500
14 Nov 2019	Amy P	Seymour Magistrates' Court	Cottrill	Guilty With conviction Restitution of $8,529.12 Fine of $1,750