Jye Dilin Menzies-Clifton from Minchinbury, NSW, has been convicted in the Mt Druitt Local Court at Sydney after pleading guilty to one count of authorising the making of a false statement in a document lodged with ASIC.
At the time of the offence, Mr Menzies-Clifton was the director of Strong and Co Australia Pty Ltd, a company which operated a Sydney gym.
The charge related to, Mr Menzies-Clifton authorising the lodgement of a for on 20 November 2021 to deregister Strong and Co Australia Pty Ltd which declared the company had no outstanding liabilities, while knowing that statement to be false. At that time, Strong and Co Australia Pty Ltd owed $58,186.55 to the Australian Taxation Office) and $14,190 in lease debts to the gym's landlord.
The matter was prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).
Background
At the first mention on 27 November 2024, the parties consented to summary jurisdiction.
On 28 May 2025, Mr Menzies-Clifton pleaded guilty to one count of authorising the making of a false statement in a document lodged with ASIC contrary to section 1308(1) of the Corporations Act.
Mr Menzies-Clifton was convicted on 29 August 2025 and released without passing sentence upon entering into a 12 month good behaviour bond.
When lodging a form with ASIC seeking to voluntarily deregister a company, the company must meet certain requirements, including that it has no outstanding liabilities (for example, unpaid wages), is not involved in any legal proceedings, it is no longer conducting business and company assets are less than $1000.
