Mr Tom Thompson of Cabarita, New South Wales, has pleaded guilty to two counts of making false or misleading statements in documents lodged with ASIC.
Mr Thompson is a director of Gumquest Pty Ltd ACN 072 443 611 (Gumquest) and a former director of Bonaparte Films Pty Ltd ACN 159 657 753 (Bonaparte Films). The companies were in the business of producing and distributing film and television programs.
An ASIC investigation found that Mr Thompson lodged documents with ASIC to voluntarily deregister Gumquest on 4 December 2018 and Bonaparte Films on 30 April 2019. Mr Thompson declared in the documents that Gumquest and Bonaparte Films did not have any outstanding liabilities and were not a party to legal proceedings. As at 4 December 2018 and 30 April 2019, Gumquest and Bonaparte Films were jointly involved in legal proceedings and jointly liable to pay costs in those proceedings.
The matter has been adjourned until 15 March 2022 for sentencing at the Sydney Downing Centre.
The matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.
