CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A West Australian man who lied about his bankruptcy status on a Senate nomination form for the 2022 Federal Election has been placed on a recognisance order by a Perth Magistrate today (10 December, 2025).
The order, issued during a sentencing hearing in Perth Magistrates Court, means the man, 61, is to be of good behaviour for two years and six months, or he will forfeit a $10,000 bond. He was also ordered to pay court costs of $12,086.80.
The man was convicted following a two-day trial in September 2025, for providing false information as part of his election nomination.
The AFP started an investigation in April, 2022, after receiving a report from...