DAVID CHARLES MIZEN

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

David Charles Mizen, a WA legal practitioner, was convicted in December 2020 of one count of distributing and two counts of possessing child exploitation material, receiving a total effective sentence of 3 years' immediate imprisonment. The State Administrative Tribunal found this constituted professional misconduct demonstrating he is not a fit and proper person to practise law, citing his 'complete lack of integrity' (no express dishonesty finding). The Tribunal ordered a report be transmitted to the Supreme Court (full bench) recommending removal of his name from the roll. The Committee withdrew its application for costs; no fine or costs were ordered.

Duties found breached:

• Prosecutorial duty of disclosure
• Personal probity and fitness to practise
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Serious criminal conduct resulting in 3 years' immediate imprisonment
• Large volume of child exploitation material including category 5 (sadism, bestiality, bondage) images involving very young children
• Conduct engaged in over an extended period (at least 10 years)
• No significant indication of remorse
• Sexual interest in children found; conduct fuelled demand for such material

Mitigating factors:

• Pleaded guilty to the offences
• Did not oppose the application and consented to orders
• Had applied for cancellation of his practising certificate