Over two years, disability support provider Paul Kevan Tilbury falsely claimed more than $400,000 from the NDIS and used the cash to buy meals, jewellery, alcohol, tobacco and to install a home bar.
Paul Kevan Tilbury previously pleaded guilty to 19 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.Tilbury will be eligible for release on a good-behaviour bond after serving one year and nine months in custody.A disability support provider who "selfishly" and "shamefully" defrauded NDIS participants of hundreds of thousands of dollars over two years — using the cash to fund travel, meals, clothing and tobacco — has been jailed for the offending.
"Your offending was primarily motivated by a desire to portray yourself as successful and to lead a certain lifestyle beyond your means,"He said Tilbury's clients required support for a range of conditions including autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, vision impairments, amputations and acquired brain injuries.
Judge Muscat said Tilbury had falsely claimed more than $400,000 but that some of those claims were later cancelled, and that Tilbury repaid $45,623.Judge Muscat said he rejected claims Tilbury had made about using the money to prop up his business, and said transactions revealed he had spent the money on clothing, private health insurance, gym memberships, jewellery, travel, tobacco, flowers, the installation of a bar, and more than $3,500 for meals at a Japanese restaurant in Melbourne.
He said Tilbury, who had PTSD and epilepsy, had endured a traumatic upbringing, before working in multiple jobs including as a lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. Minister for Social Services and the NDIS Amanda Rishworth said "anyone seeking to steal from NDIS participants can expect to face swift justice".
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