29-year-old Abel Kalpinand Prasad, who faked a work visa for an Indian citizen has been sentenced to four years and five months jail with a non-parole period of one year and 10 months.
Prasad pleaded guilty to four commonwealth fraud charges which included fraudulently claiming GST refunds worth $75,934, attempting to claim additional $41,823 in tax refunds between 2010 and 2011 and faking a visa for an Indian national, who was denied a visa by the Immigration Department.
While sentencing, Judge Julie McIntyre said, "You identified yourself as an immigration agent and told him he would need to pay you $25,000."
Judge McIntyre said it was a serious offence against a vulnerable individual.
The court also heard Prasad began making his fraudulent GST claims within one week of being placed on a good behaviour bond for a previous deception offence.
Judge McIntyre said the tax fraud was serious offending.
"This was a deliberate and sustained fraud, the sole purpose of which was financial gain," she said.
Judge McIntyre sentenced Prasad to four years and five months jail with a non-parole period of one year and 10 months.
