Australian Lawyers Weekly
Due to several disclosure failures and an ongoing criminal proceeding, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) affirmed the decision of the Bar Association not to renew Salvatore Di Carlo’s practising certificate for the 2024–25 period.
In coming to this decision, Justice Thomas Bradley said the tribunal could not be confident Di Carlo would follow the “appropriate course of action” in the future, “nor that he could properly be entrusted to undertake the tasks that attach to the practice of a barrister”.“By this conduct, he showed himself to be unsuitable to share what Justice [Sir Frank Walters] Kitto called the privilege of the delicate relationship and intimate collaboration with the courts and with fellow members of the bar,” Justice Bradley said.
The decision was due in part to an order made by the District Court that Di Carlo repay $240,000, which had been loaned to him by a friend he met years earlier at her massage parlour.
When he failed to provide a signed financial statement, Di Carlo was ordered to attend a summons, but he had travelled to China in the days prior. When he failed to appear, a warrant for his arrest was issued.
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