Hunt for fugitive nephew heats up as records handed over Palmer’s paper trail
CLIVE Palmer will today be forced to hand over all phone and email records from the past two years that could pinpoint the location of his fugitive nephew Clive Mensink.
In a sign the hunt for Mr Mensink is escalating, his friends, family and associates have been ordered to provide crucial evidence including phone records, bank statements, emails and travel details as part of a public examination into the collapse of Queensland Nickel.
Mr Mensink, who was the sole director of the refinery when it collapsed in January 2016, left Australia just months later in June and has refused to return for questioning in the Federal Court – instead embarking on several luxury cruises.
According to court documents, Mr Palmer must today hand over any correspondence including emails, text messages and voice recordings – from June 1, 2016 to the present – “evidencing an address for Mr Mensink ( including under any aliases)”. IT’S been a tough year for Townsville footy fans but the rallying cry has gone out for locals to help the Maroons salvage some state pride.
Townsville City Council’s construction and maintenance crews raised the Queensland State of Origin flag on the Douglas roundabout at University Rd and Angus Smith Drive yesterday, as excitement
Mr Palmer, who this week announced his controversial political comeback under the United Australia Party banner, must also hand over any evidence of his authority to act on behalf of his nephew in court.
Mr Mensink’s son Ryan, a former Queensland Nickel employee, will be called in for questioning along with Mr Palmer’s head of operations Craig Gunnis and lawyer Sam Iskander.
Representatives from Telstra and Vodafone have been asked to hand over all phone records relating to Mr Palmer and Mr Mensink and Westpac will be forced to hand over Mr Mensink’s bank and credit card records. All Way Travel Services has also been ordered to provide all documents which refer either directly or indirectly to Mr Mensink.
The public examination into the collapse of Queensland Nickel began in 2016 and could be used to launch further court action against Mr Mensink and Mr Palmer.
Part of the focus of the public examination is to find out whether a claim of insolvent trading can be launched builds for Game Two. Queensland has it all to play for at ANZ Stadium on Sunday night, with a win needed to level the series.
A loss would seal a win many Blues fans are tipping to be the start of a dynasty.
Determined to squash that, Deputy Mayor Les Walker and Councillor Verena Coombe were revving fans up to get down to Riverway Oval on Sunday night, where the match will be shown live on the big against former QN director Mr Mensink, and Mr Palmer as an alleged shadow director.
Still reportedly earning $ 4000 a week from Palmerowned companies, Mr Mensink was tracked down by a News Corp journalist earlier this year who found him living the high life in Bulgaria.
Despite Interpol locating Mr Mensink in Hong Kong last year and the News Corp reporter finding him in Bulgaria this year, Australian authorities have admitted their hands were tied until he chooses to return to Australia. screen. “It’s going to be a huge game and everyone across North Queensland will be bleeding Maroon on the night,” Cr Walker said.
“The idea to raise the Queensland Origin flag actually came from one of the construction and maintenance crew members and over the past few years it’s become a regular sight.”
Cr Coombe said the Riverway Oval gates would open from 6.30pm on Sunday. A CONVICTED drug trafficker who says his medical needs aren’t being met in jail has been refused leave to appeal the severity of his sentence.
John William Allen, 54, was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Townsville on September 8, 2017, after pleading guilty to trafficking methylamphetamine.
He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment with a parole eligibility date of March 7, 2019, but went to the Court of Appeal to argue the sentence was excessive.
Allen told the court he suffered from epileptic fits and his medical needs were not catered for in prison.
Justice Robert Gotterson said Allen informed the court he did not know he had an avenue of appeal until another prisoner told him late last year.
“I am satisfied that the applicant has … given an adequate explanation for his delay,” he said.
But Justice Gotterson ruled against giving an extension of time, finding Allen did “not have any real prospect of establishing that his sentence is manifestly excessive”.
Justice Gotterson said Allen’s age and medical condition were taken into account by the sentencing judge.