GlenB embuggerance update: 2/12/22
Via the AP email chains...
Dear Ms Pip Spence,
I have contacted the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office and fully withdrawn my Complaint to that Office.
I am fully satisfied that Mr Jonathan Aleck the CASA Executive Manager of Legal International and Regulatory Services has provided clearly false and misleading information to the Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation.
There is a substantial body of evidence already presented to you that would indicate that my allegation may have some merit. You are readily able to avail yourself of the truth.You choose not to.
Over the last four years CASA has used the ongoing Ombudsman's investigation as a reason not to respond to my questions.
There is now no Ombudsman's investigation, so that cannot be used as an excuse, as it should not have been anyway.
I am calling on you in your role as the CEO of CASA to act in accordance with obligations placed on you by both CASAs Regulatory Philosophy and the obligations placed on CASA when they choose to close down a business as they did with mine, and as outlined in CASA s own Enforcement Manual.
As you are aware, I walked into my business of a decade at 8am on 23rd October 2018, having no idea that by the end of the day I would receive notification from CASA that the structure I had adopted for the last decade was now declared unlawful, and my business had only 7 days to continue operating. CASA placed a restriction on the business that prevented it taking on customers. This continued for 8 months until CASA stood by its original decision and forced all remaining customers to leave the business.
CASA did this entire process from that initial notification in October 2018 when the trading restrictions were put in place, through to closing my business in mid 2019, with me having no appeal process being provided to me at all.
How can that possibly be that the owner of a business in Australia has his business closed down, his life decimated, and no reason is provided in writing, there is no appeal process open to him, CASA does this without making a "decision" that can be appealed. Its not reasonable.
The truth is that CASA erred, and despite your best efforts, that cannot be covered up. CASA bypassed its own procedures.
I have never been provided with any correspondence that advises me what I did wrong.
In October 2018, I should have been provided a Show Cause Notice (SCN) that clearly outlined what the allegations were. That was never provided.
In mid 2019, CASA stood by its original determination, and forced all remaining customers to leave. I should have been provided with a copy of a "Decision" in writing rather than the process being verbal and unwritten.
As the family who have had their lives decimated by the sudden closure of their business, my request for a very clear written "decision" outlining very clearly what I did wrong, and why you closed my business down.
I will be frank. I believe you will continue to deflect, and not provide a response to my very fair and reasonable request, and that is why I have sought the assistance of my Local MP, Ms.Carina Garland. I need this not only for my own mental health, but I have taxation office issues that are related to the closure of my businesses, and I am required to provide an explanation. Because of this matter, I also have an upcoming case in the Supreme Court and I need to know why my business closed down, in order to defend myself.
It's also important reputationally for me. I want to know what I did wrong, so I can explain it to people.
Seriously Ms. Spence there is no reason that you would not provide me that document, I am fully entitled to it under procedural fairness. I find your deflection to the Ombudsman concerning. I am not interested in what the Ombudsman thinks at this stage. It was not the Ombudsman that closed my business, It was CASA. CASA must have had a reason. CASA should be able to explain that on its own, and is totally independent of the now terminated investigation.
I have attached my previous correspondence to you and Ms Garland below for quick reference. I also note that the initial email sent on 22/11/22 may not have been ideally formatted. A reformatted version of identical contents is below.
Respectfully, Glen Buckley
MTF...P2
Via the AP email chains...
Dear Ms Pip Spence,
I have contacted the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office and fully withdrawn my Complaint to that Office.
I am fully satisfied that Mr Jonathan Aleck the CASA Executive Manager of Legal International and Regulatory Services has provided clearly false and misleading information to the Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation.
There is a substantial body of evidence already presented to you that would indicate that my allegation may have some merit. You are readily able to avail yourself of the truth.You choose not to.
Over the last four years CASA has used the ongoing Ombudsman's investigation as a reason not to respond to my questions.
There is now no Ombudsman's investigation, so that cannot be used as an excuse, as it should not have been anyway.
I am calling on you in your role as the CEO of CASA to act in accordance with obligations placed on you by both CASAs Regulatory Philosophy and the obligations placed on CASA when they choose to close down a business as they did with mine, and as outlined in CASA s own Enforcement Manual.
As you are aware, I walked into my business of a decade at 8am on 23rd October 2018, having no idea that by the end of the day I would receive notification from CASA that the structure I had adopted for the last decade was now declared unlawful, and my business had only 7 days to continue operating. CASA placed a restriction on the business that prevented it taking on customers. This continued for 8 months until CASA stood by its original decision and forced all remaining customers to leave the business.
CASA did this entire process from that initial notification in October 2018 when the trading restrictions were put in place, through to closing my business in mid 2019, with me having no appeal process being provided to me at all.
How can that possibly be that the owner of a business in Australia has his business closed down, his life decimated, and no reason is provided in writing, there is no appeal process open to him, CASA does this without making a "decision" that can be appealed. Its not reasonable.
The truth is that CASA erred, and despite your best efforts, that cannot be covered up. CASA bypassed its own procedures.
I have never been provided with any correspondence that advises me what I did wrong.
In October 2018, I should have been provided a Show Cause Notice (SCN) that clearly outlined what the allegations were. That was never provided.
In mid 2019, CASA stood by its original determination, and forced all remaining customers to leave. I should have been provided with a copy of a "Decision" in writing rather than the process being verbal and unwritten.
As the family who have had their lives decimated by the sudden closure of their business, my request for a very clear written "decision" outlining very clearly what I did wrong, and why you closed my business down.
I will be frank. I believe you will continue to deflect, and not provide a response to my very fair and reasonable request, and that is why I have sought the assistance of my Local MP, Ms.Carina Garland. I need this not only for my own mental health, but I have taxation office issues that are related to the closure of my businesses, and I am required to provide an explanation. Because of this matter, I also have an upcoming case in the Supreme Court and I need to know why my business closed down, in order to defend myself.
It's also important reputationally for me. I want to know what I did wrong, so I can explain it to people.
Seriously Ms. Spence there is no reason that you would not provide me that document, I am fully entitled to it under procedural fairness. I find your deflection to the Ombudsman concerning. I am not interested in what the Ombudsman thinks at this stage. It was not the Ombudsman that closed my business, It was CASA. CASA must have had a reason. CASA should be able to explain that on its own, and is totally independent of the now terminated investigation.
I have attached my previous correspondence to you and Ms Garland below for quick reference. I also note that the initial email sent on 22/11/22 may not have been ideally formatted. A reformatted version of identical contents is below.
Respectfully, Glen Buckley
MTF...P2