Jye Dilin Menzies-Clifton of Minchinbury, NSW, today appeared at the Mt Druitt Local Court charged with two counts of authorising the making of a false statement in a document lodged with ASIC contrary to section 1308(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
At the time of the alleged offences, Mr Menzies-Clifton was the director of Strong and Co Australia Pty Ltd, a company which operated a Sydney gym.
Following an ASIC investigation, it is alleged that on 20 November 2021, Mr Menzies-Clifton authorised the lodgement of a form to deregister the company which contained declarations that the company had no outstanding liabilities, and that all the members of the company agreed to the deregistration, while knowing those statements to be false.
It is alleged that Mr Menzies-Clifton was made aware of over $70,000 in company liabilities and did not get consent from the sole member of the company to deregister the company.
The matter has been adjourned to 29 January 2025 before Mt Druitt Local Court for further mention.
This matter is being prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).