# Former tax fraud convict admitted as solicitor in New South Wales

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sydneys-legal-circles-stunned-by-a-solicitor-being-admitted-after-serving-three-years-in-prison-for-fraud-how-david-wayne-persuaded-the-board-he-was-fit-to-practise-law/
- Published: 2026-10-26T14:22:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T14:32:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238101/Sydneys-legal-circles-stunned-solicitor-admitted-serving-three-years-prison-fraud-David-Wayne-persuaded-board-fit-practise-law.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- David Wayne was admitted as a solicitor in NSW in April.
- He served three years for tax fraud totalling A$558,668.96.
- He disclosed his convictions and provided evidence of rehabilitation.

## Summary

David Wayne, a former Sydney concierge who served three years in prison for tax fraud, was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in April. His admission has surprised some in Sydney’s legal community and raised questions about how people with dishonesty convictions are assessed for legal practice.

Wayne, now 60, pleaded guilty to 22 counts after submitting false tax returns between 1992 and 1994, defrauding the Commonwealth of A$558,668.96; he also had an earlier conviction for obtaining a financial benefit by deception. He disclosed his record to the Legal Profession Admission Board and supplied supporting material. Sources cited his remorse, conduct in prison, later employment and community volunteering as evidence that he had turned his life around. He now works at Green & Associates, a Kings Cross law firm.

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