Decision record
Rowntree, Bruce Elliott
Allegation / charges
The findings in Commission of Taxation v Rowntree [2020] FCA 1322, and the orders made in Commission of Taxation v Rowntree (No 3) [2021] FCA 306; The failure to disclose those proceedings in practising certificate applications dated 16 August 2021 and 17 May 2022; The failure to advise the Law Society of his bankruptcy in September 2021; — The Australian lawyer is not a fit and proper person to hold a practising certificate
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
An Australian lawyer was the subject of adverse findings in Commission of Taxation v Rowntree proceedings, failed to disclose those proceedings in his practising certificate applications (16 August 2021 and 17 May 2022), and failed to advise the Law Society of his September 2021 bankruptcy. The tribunal found he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practising certificate. No express finding of dishonesty is recorded in the excerpt.
Duties found breached:
- Full disclosure on ex parte applications
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Advise on alternatives, settlement and outcome
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
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Documents
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Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail/?id=edc76a05-fb35-48e6-9ca1-61bf51d18102