List of Australian politicians convicted of crimes

A list of Australian politicians who have been convicted of crimes.

Federal

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
John Curtin 1914 Labor failing to comply with a compulsory medical examination for conscription 3 days jail later became Prime Minister of Australia; first Prime Minister to be convicted of an offence [1]
Michael Cobb 1998 National rorting travel expenses. fined $14,000, 2-year suspended jail term [2]
Pauline Hanson 2003 Pauline Hanson's
One Nation		 electoral fraud 3 years jail subsequently acquitted and found to have been jailed wrongly. [3]
Andrew Theophanous 2002 Labor bribery and fraud 6 years jail [4]
Craig Thomson 2014 Labor/
Independent		 theft and fraud 12 months jail with 9 months suspended.[5] [6]
Steve Irons 2015 Liberal unlicensed drink driving 4 month good behavior order [7]

New South Wales

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Thomas Ley 1947 Nationalist murder death, later commuted to confinement in Broadmoor Asylum suspected of involvement with a number of disappearances, including that of Frederick McDonald, his predecessor as MP [8]
Rex Jackson 1987 Labor accepting bribes 10 years former Minister for Corrective Services; increased from 7½ years on appeal [9]
Tony Packard 1993 Liberal unlawful use of listening devices convicted, fined $1000 [10][11]
Barry Morris 1996 Liberal making death threats 1 year decreased from 2½ years on appeal [12]
Milton Orkopoulos 2008 Labor 33 counts, including child sex and drug offences 13 years and 8 months (non-parole period 9 years) appealed March 2009 [13]
Richard Face 2009 Labor Making a false statement to the ICAC fined $2500, three-year good behaviour bond [14][15]
Adam Marshall 2014 National Mid range prescribed content of alcohol Driver's licence suspended for nine months, fined $2,000 Returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.112. Court heard plea in mitigation that MPs actions did not amount to willful disobedience. [16][17]

Queensland

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Brian Austin 1990 National misappropriating public funds 15 months [18]
Leisha Harvey 1990 National misappropriating public funds 12 months 7 months served in home detention [18]
Don Lane 1990 National misappropriating public funds 12 months [18]
Geoff Muntz 1990 National misappropriating public funds 12 months [18]
Keith Wright 1993 Labor child sex offences 8 years (non-parole period 4 years), paroled after 5½ years Former Opposition Leader [19]
Bill D'Arcy 2000 Labor child sex offences 11 years (non-parole period 7 years) [20]
Merri Rose 2005 Labor extortion 1½ years [19]
Gordon Nuttall 2009, 2011 Labor Corruption, receiving secret commissions, theft 15 years (non-parole period 10 years) [21]
Karen Struthers 2007 Labor Drink driving $1000 fine and loss of licence for 10 months [22]

Tasmania

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Brenton Best 2002 Labor Drink driving fine and loss of license [23][24]
Terry Martin 2011 Independent Producing child pornography and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 17 suspended sentence [25]

South Australia

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Bernard Finnigan 2015 Labor/
Independent		 Obtaining access to child pornography Awaiting sentencing. 30 November 2015 [26][27]

Victoria

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Carolyn Hirsh 2004 Labor Drink driving $600 and driving ban of 6 months [28]
Andrew Olexander 2004 Liberal Drink driving [28]
Carolyn Hirsh 2006 Labor Drink driving and driving whilst disqualified $600 and driving ban of 1 year [29]
Adem Somyurek 2009 Labor Driving whilst disqualified $300 and 1-month suspended gaol sentence [30]

Western Australia

Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference
Brian Burke 1994 Labor misappropriating public funds 7 months former state Premier [31]
Ray O'Connor 1995 Liberal stealing a Bond Corporation cheque from a parked car 18 months former state Premier [32][33]
David Parker 1996 Labor perjury 18 months former state Deputy Premier, paroled after six months [34]
Wayde Smith 1998 Liberal perjury 18 months paroled after six months [35][36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/curtin-john-9885
  2. ↑ "Cobb and co in fight over will". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Profile: Pauline Hanson". BBC. 2004-09-15. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  4. ↑ Theophanous becomes first MP jailed while in office
  5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-25/craig-thomson-fraud-hsu-sentencing/5342428
  6. ↑ "Craig Thomson found guilty of defrauding HSU". The Australian. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  7. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/western-australia-liberal-mp-stephen-irons-placed-on-good-behaviour-order-after-unlicenced-drink-driving-20151016-gkaqpl.html
  8. ↑ "MP Thomas John Ley was the minister for murder". The Australian. 2010-12-30.
  9. ↑ "Jackson given extra 2½ years". Sydney Morning Herald. 1988-06-24.
  10. ↑ "Our fallen politicians". The Advertiser. 1998-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Ex-MP goes on air". Sydney Morning Herald. 1993-07-30.
  12. ↑ "Morris jail term cut". The Australian. 1996-11-26.
  13. ↑ "Former NSW MP Milton Orkopolous is appealing child sex and drug offences". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Prison looms for Face after lie to watchdog". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-12-22.
  15. ↑ "Career switch saves Face from prison". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-12-24.
  16. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-nationals-mp-adam-marshall-disqualified-from-driving-after-being-charged-with-midrange-drink-driving/story-fni0cx12-1226989780035?nk=f06f6975e40c9102a346d68a0bf49003
  17. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-mp-adam-marshall-caught-drinkdriving-20140628-zspl0.html#ixzz37aIFQelV
  18. 1 2 3 4 Allen, Elizabeth (2007-05-14). "Players in a vast drama". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  19. 1 2 http://newmatilda.com/2008/06/18/pollies-behaving-badly
  20. ↑ "D'Arcy child sex trial aborted for third time". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  21. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/15/2626845.htm
  22. ↑ http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=42976&vf=1
  23. ↑ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2006/03/09/tasmanian-election-braddon-form-guide/
  24. ↑ http://www2b.abc.net.au/hobart/issues/newposts/0/topic129.shtm
  25. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/11/21/278481_scalesofjustice.html
  26. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/bernard-finnigan-guilty-sa-court-hands-down-verdict-on-child-pornography-charge-against-former-sa-labor-mp/story-fnii5yv4-1227602771531
  27. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-10/mp-bernard-finnigan-trial-guilty-child-porn-charges/6926284
  28. 1 2 "Drink-driving Lib MP fell asleep at wheel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-03-30.
  29. ↑ "Vic MP guilty of 2nd drink-drive offence". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-08-28.
  30. ↑ Rood, David. "www.theage.com.au - Labor MP Adem Somyurek sentenced for driving offence". The Age (Melbourne).
  31. ↑ "Former WA premier to quit ALP". The Australian. 2006-11-09. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  32. ↑ "Courts embroil MPs in wild West". Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. 1999-07-05. p. 2.
  33. ↑ Barker, Anthony (2001). What Happened When: A Chronology of Australia from 1788. Australia: Allen & Unwin. p. 360. ISBN 1-86508-426-3.
  34. ↑ "Parker appeal dismissed". The West Australian. 1996-12-21.
  35. ↑ "Ex-MP jailed in perjury case". The West Australian. 1997-11-05.
  36. ↑ "Smith loses realtor license". The West Australian. 1998-08-22.
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