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Federal Court orders trio to pay $9.4 million over exploitative tax scheme
April 7, 2021
A solicitor, financial planner and accountant have been penalised more than $9.4 million by the Federal Court for their involvement in a four-year long tax exploitation scheme that affected at least 200 businesses and individuals.
An investigation led by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) into a tax exploitation scheme promoted by the trio culminated in a Federal Court decision in March.
Justice Steven Rares ordered Bruce Rowntree, Rinaldo Manietta and Peter Donkin to pay penalties of $7.75 million, $1.455 million and $210,000, respectively, for their roles in the scheme.
Justice Rares found each of the promoters had contravened s 290-50(1) of Sch 1 of the
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Former senator David Leyonhjelm will have to pay Sarah Hanson-Young $120,000 in damages after the full Federal Court on Wednesday slammed defamatory comments he made about her in 2018 as âobviously sexistâ, âpuerileâ, âpungentâ and âboysâ-own locker-room gossipâ .
The Greens senator praised the decision, which dismissed an appeal by Mr Leyonhjelm of an earlier defamation finding, as âa timely and crucial message that women deserve to be safe and respectedâ and that politicians âare not above the lawâ.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, centre, and her barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, left, outside court.Â
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The comments arose in media interviews made after Mr Leyonhjelmâs âstop shagging menâ attack on Ms Hanson-Young in the Senate, and included claims that she was a âmisandristâ who thought âall men are rapistsâ.
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