It is not enough that some succeed,
others must fail
— Gore Vidal
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Mr Ian Berry MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee and Member for Ipswich let it be known this week that Peter Carne, the Qld Public Trustee, had resigned. No reasons have been given. At the last election it was public knowledge that Mr Carne was on the top of the LNP’s hit list of senior Labor bureaucrats to go.
So Peter Carne can be added to the list of resignations by Labor Government appointees. Peter Carne as Public Trustee is noted for the actions that he has taken against high profile National Party figures like former Logan Councillor Hainal Ban and Mayor John Brent for corrupt dealings with people under a legal incapacity. Meanwhile Carne has been reluctant to look after the interests of ordinary clients [see the story and video below]. It is expected that deputy public trustee, Mark Crofton, will fill the role.
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Bank Shark sells Community Centre in West End
AHIMSA (Peace) House in West End Brisbane was sold by NAB subsidiary, Challenger Managed Investments.
The community centre was the dream of Ellen and Ross Taylor who put their life savings into the project. The project development was mismanaged by financial advisers. These experts ripped off over $500,000 in cash cheques over a period of six months from loan monies provided by Challenger at Ross Taylor’s risk.
The Failure of the Public Trustee
From 2009, Ross Taylor’s business affairs have been under the control of the public trustee, Peter Carne. The public trustee has failed
- to trace where the stolen monies have gone,
- has not acted to prevent unconscionable behaviour by the bank, and
- has allowed the receiver to sell the property without allowing all interested parties to bid.
- has not performed a forensic audit of the financial affairs of AHIMSA house in the past two and a half years.
The public trustee charges exorbitant fees for doing nothing; and, to this end, has handed over Ross Taylor’s family home to a former accountant, Sabdia.
Peter Carne was a partner in the firm of solicitors Goss, Downey and Carne. Goss led the ALP back from the wilderness after over 40 years of National Party* rule in Queensland. The office of Public Trustee often does not even reply to correspondence, having failed to reply to emails in 2011 and having taken over 8 months to reply to earlier correspondence. Reply to letters is a most basic function of the public service yet the Public Trustee refuses to perfom even that humble duty of office. There was no choice, Carne had to resign.
On Thursday 8 December at 11 am, Ross Taylor (aged 78) is accompanied by his friend Bernie Neville (aged 70) confronted the Public Trustee with his responsibility to protect his client’s interests. The public trustee’s office is at 444 Queen Street Brisbane, opposite Customs House.
Here is the video of that confrontation.
This is a sorry tale of human greed that fair minded people should reject.
Contact Ian Curr 0407 687 016 Bernie Neville 0437 439 754
*formerly the Country party
My Father unfortunately thought he could trust his government & made a “Free will “ with NSW Public Trustee & Guardians, and basically signed his life away! They kidnapped him, and prevented me from seeing him . I had cared for my father for 25 years.
Once the public guardians took over & made his decisions for him – he was dead in 4 months.
The surgery of removing his life enabling device , Voice prothesis was conducted on his 69th birthday.
I couldn’t take my daddy out to lunch for his 69th birthday they insisted on preventing him from ever speaking and communicating again .. the public guardians decisions and consent to treatment caused aspiration! – drown him to death.
– I was placed on visiting restrictions prohibited from visiting- “sign this or u will never see your father again !! “ the Nurse manger demanded .
I refused to sign it . This inclosed lands Act – claims I had harmed my father the reason the visiting restrictions had to be imposed!! What a load of crap!! – every government department failed their duty of care, actually no one cared , Police will not assist “guardianship issue “ no lawyer will assist either.. this is Murder- via the putrid spider insiders !! Benefiting from the proceeds of their crimes .
– if u are elderly with assets – watch out –
– how the hell probate has been granted to the criminals who killed him ?? Corruption at the highest levels- medical human trafficking- medical mafia .. cops aren’t tops, they protect the pedos & whilst benefiting too.. the corrupt courts & tribunals need a massive investigation- those who are involved with my fathers death.. & my medical kidnapping too .. I suggest u start doing the right thing.. detaining me & drugging me in a mental heath unit was not nice… (unfinished)
So why is Peter Carne again the public trustee…..2016. why was Mark Crofton only ever Acting Public trustee?
It turns out that Jarrod Bleijie lied when he said he could not sack the public trustee because it would take millions to pay out his contact. Carne did not resign as indicated in the article above. The pubic trustee’s contract simply expired and it was not renewed. His deputy, mark crofton, has taken up the role in his stead on a temporary basis until the position is filled.
Ian Curr
June 2014