CANBERRA, ACT, April 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Melbourne man who gave false testimony and provided falsified evidence to the Family Court of Australia has today (3 April, 2025) been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
The man, now 36, will spend six months in prison, before being released from custody. The remaining 12 months of his sentence is to be served on a Recognisance Release Order, which will be suspended for three years subject to the man being of good behaviour.
He lied to the Court during an asset division dispute with his two de facto partners.
In September, 2017, the man started proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) seeking asset and parenting ...