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Tuesday, 27 January 2009

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New look at Cafasso case by ANNE MATHER

Dr Roman Hasil suspect in one of Australia's most baffling murders.

January 29, 2009 08:15am

POLICE are re-examining the unsolved murder of Victoria Cafasso after new information came to light.

Detectives consider Dr Roman Hasil, who is being investigated for alleged malpractice interstate, to be a person who can help them in their inquiries regarding the stabbing murder of the 20-year-old Italian backpacker in 1995.

Police said Dr Hasil had been interviewed in 1997 in relation to the killing but there may be a need for subsequent questioning after recent information.

"He may be re-interviewed," said Detective Inspector Michael Otley, of Launceston police, yesterday.

"Obviously, as a result of activity on the mainland and New Zealand, information has come to us in relation to some other aspects that we didn't know at the relevant time."

Slovakian-trained Dr Hasil botched sterilisations in New Zealand and is the subject of 10 serious patient complaints from his time working in Lismore between 2001 and 2005.

Police said Dr Hasil lived in St Helens at the time of the Cafasso murder, not far from the crime scene at Beaumaris Beach. He was registered in Tasmania in the late 1990s and worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Det-Insp Otley said Dr Hasil was interviewed in Hobart in 1997 by Launceston detectives. "Nothing came of that [interview]," he said.

It is understood Dr Hasil had been to St Helens police station to get his Tasmanian driver's licence, to replace his overseas licence, on the morning of the murder. He hired a car and returned it the next day.

Dr Hasil was employed at the RHH after being released from prison in Singapore. He was convicted for threatening his second wife, Rose Doyle, with a 30cm carving knife. His third wife has also alleged he physically assaulted her, breaking her ribs.

The Medical Council of Tasmania later found he had not declared the prior criminal conviction for domestic violence.

The Medical Council of Tasmania yesterday declined to comment on issues surrounding Dr Hasil, citing confidentiality, but public documents following investigations in New Zealand reveal Tasmania's concerns.

A report last February from the New Zealand Health Commissioner notes: "In 1999, the Medical Council of Tasmania advised Dr Hasil that he was not eligible to apply for registration as he had not completed the multiple choice question exam of the Australian Medical Council. The Medical Council of Tasmania was also considering his false declaration in relation to his criminal record in his application for registration in January 1997.

"Due to the outstanding matters regarding his false declarations, and his continued denial of them, despite documentary evidence to the contrary, Dr Hasil is not considered to be in good standing in Tasmania."

New Zealand health authorities found Dr Hasil drunk on the job and he was sentenced twice late last year for high-level drink driving in NSW.

Reports in NSW say he now lives in a homeless shelter in inner Sydney. 

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Spousebuster Brett Sutcliffe busted by an old lady (Courtesy of Investigateway)

By Telegraph reporter Kim Arlington

He's a private eye whose agency busts unfaithful partners. But Brett Sutcliffe yesterday faced court after he was busted - for posing as a federal police agent.

In an amusing twist, it was the sleuthing by the 77-year-old woman he hoped to deceive that led to his undoing.

Downing Centre Local Court heard that Sutcliffe - the director of private investigation firm Spousebusters - was carrying out surveillance from a parked car in North Bondi last July.

Elderly resident Pauline English asked him to move from the disabled parking zone. After initially claiming he was waiting for his grandmother, Sutcliffe said he was an investigator and refused to move from his "perfect position".

Within days Mrs English received a letter, emblazoned with the Australian Federal Police logo and signed by "Risk Officer 34324421234", warning that she had "wrongly interfered" with an AFP investigation.

"The man you spoke to that was parked in your street was a federal agent working on an investigation regarding matters of national security," it read.

The letter said that telling her neighbours of his presence "may have led to ruining months of surveillance and investigation".

It added: “Your actions may have provided suspect parties the information they require to alter their activities and avoid being caught and prosecuted by Police.

"This letter serves as your first and last warning about such matters although if it is found that your actions have led to this investigation being compromised, you will be arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, harbouring of criminals as well as many other offences."

Six weeks later, while watching a current affairs story on Spousebusters , she recognised the man she had spoken to outside her house.

Sutcliffe, 28, pleaded guilty to impersonating a Commonwealth public official and using the postal service to menace, harass or offend.

Magistrate Pat O'Shane said the incident "reeks of immaturity and an overwhelming sense of self-importance".

She adjourned sentencing until August, ordering Sutcliffe into counselling and suggesting he undergo cognitive behaviour therapy.

A private detective who investigated unfaithful partners has been sentenced in a Sydney court to a minimum nine months' jail for posing as a federal agent.

The sentence surprised 28-year-old Brett Sutcliff's lawyer, who had argued for leniency in the case, but saw his client handcuffed outside the court after the hearing and led off by police.

Downing Centre Local Court heard Sutcliff was carrying out surveillance in a parked car at North Bondi last July.

When a 77-year-old woman asked him to move from a disabled parking space he said he was a federal investigator and later sent her a threatening letter saying she had interfered with an Australian Federal Police investigation.

The woman realised who he was six weeks later when she saw a television report on his company "Spousebusters".

Arguing for leniency, Sutcliff's lawyer told the court his client had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to charges of impersonating a Commonwealth public official and using the postal service to menace, harass or offend.

He also said his client would suffer financial hardship after his licence was cancelled.

But Magistrate Pat O'Shane, imposing a custodial sentence rather than a fine, said it was a serious offence.

And though Sutcliff's lawyer said he had not engaged in physical intimidation, Ms O'Shane said Sutcliff's offence was against an elderly woman and that the letter he sent was intimidating.

Ms O'Shane had previously ordered Sutcliff to undergo counselling, saying the incident reeked of immaturity.

A copy of the letter he sent to Pauline English formed part of the fact sheet tendered to the court.

Sutcliff displayed no reaction as Ms O'Shane handed down the sentence of 12 months' jail with a non-parole period of nine months followed by a good behaviour bond.

Sutcliff has also been fined $5000.

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Sydney Confidential
March 10, 2008 12:00am

AS one of Sydney 's most recognisable society women, it's hard to imagine Tara Moss could go unnoticed anywhere.

But the model author has what it takes to go undercover - and the real McCoy private eye qualifications too.The glamorous best-seller graduated from the Australian Security Academy on Friday with a Certificate III - with the next step to apply to NSW Police for a licence to spy.

Moss told Confidential the training was to "propel" the plots of her popular crime novels but conceded going undercover had its limitations."I'm not necessarily suited to undercover work (given her profile) but the guy I worked with on surveillance told me I was a great distraction," she said, laughing.Professionally speaking, that is.

Tailing a real private investigator for work experience on the job, Moss was used in a decoy role during a domestic stakeout in a suburban shopping centre."I had to distract the man we were following, then give the guy I was working with a signal (the man in question) was on his way back to his car."

Her commitment to getting the details right in her previous novels, from her first Fetish to her recent release Hit, has been praised by fans and critics alike.But when it comes to investigating her private life, Moss declined to reveal too much about the new Sydney man in her romantic life."There is a leading man in my life right now but it's very recent, this year. He's not a public figure and I'd rather let him speak for himself," she said, coyly.

I don't believe it. You can buy these for $16.95 - $149.00, no questions asked. These fake ID's are as PLASTIC as the Wankers who own them!

I can't think of a better way for easily influenced young people to have themselves, jailed. injured or killed than to carry one of these Private Investigator Badges around.

Over the past seven years I have invested over five million dollars into raising the standard of professionalism in training within the Australian Private Investigation Industry. With one $149.00 badge everything that I have aimed for and achieved plus many others like me with similar investments in quality professional development, could be destroyed by one misguided, misinformed dangerous individual with a Private Investigator Badge.

A Licensed Private Investigator has no powers to direct a person to do anything or elicit any information, obtain any information or attempt to obtain any information by misrepresentation, offer, threat, implied threat, inducement or reward.
A Licensed Private Investigator cannot and does not imply that s/he has any police power, government authorization or capability to coerce a person into cooperating with them on any matter.

If you as a Licensed Private Investigator acting on behalf of a client ever pulled out a badge in an attempt to intimidate, impress or deceive a member of the public, an insured, a claimant, a court or a subject there would be swift and serious consequences for you personally from your client. Plus equally serious consequences for the organisation that trained you, and issued your qualification in order for you to become licensed. That organisation should be shut down, and fined on top of the serious risk to your employment, career and possible liberty."

You are not a police officer, you are not an interrogator, you do not carry weapons, handcuffs, stun guns, smoke bombs or look at me badges. If you mistakenly showed that badge in the wrong company, or to a person who has something to lose, you or some one you love associated with you, could be killed or seriously injured. Just consider where you live and how vulnerable you are?

Badges were once issued to PIs in NSW and Victoria. I have seen two of them, owned by professional PI's fortunately the practice stopped for safety reasons twenty years ago and those two PI's agreed it was the right thing to do.

The Australian Taxation Office investigators, Work Cover Inspectors and similar do carry official government badges. They only show them to suspect's, witnesses and Bank Managers when accessing bank records. Who were you going to show your badge to and under what Act or Legislation?

If you wish to carry a PI badge, join the Iranian Secret Police and realise your unlimited potential out of harms way. Just stay out of the Australian PI Industry."

Heres some tongue in cheek times you could use your Private Investigator Badge

Next time some one cuts you off in traffic you could flash this ! And suffer the consequences.
If you are on an undercover operation in a small town and you purchase something from a shop or book into a motel, make sure you make this visible in your wallet!
If you want to impress the opposite sex and you don't have a brain use this!
If the police find it on you will be impersonating a law enforcement official and facing jail.
If you accidentally find yourself in a situation surrounded by Hells Angles or a similar gang, just pull this out and say, its OK I'm a P.I.
Also if you come across a bunch of plain clothes detectives (Police, FBI, ASIO,CIA) pull out your badge and say " It's OK officers I will take it from here!"

The Queensland WorkCover Tender closes January 21st, this is an opportunity to share in an estimated $1,000,000.00 worth of income each year for 3 years, with a possible extension of 2 further years.


RFT WCQ 05/08 Details (Current)

RFT Number: WCQ 05/08
RFT Title: Factual and Surveillance services
Category: Private investigation services
Closing Date: 21 Jan 2009
Closing Time: 4:00 PM (QLD Local Time)
Location: QLD

Description:
WorkCover invites Offers for the supply of factual and surveillance service under a Purchasing Arrangement in the form of a standing offer arrangement for an initial period of 3 years. WorkCover may, at their sole option, extend the Purchasing Arrangement for 2 further periods of one year each on the same terms and conditions (except for any relevant pricing review). WorkCover will exercise an option to extend the Purchasing Agreement by notifying the Supplier in writing of their intention to do so, prior to the expiry of the existing/current term. The objective of this Invitation to Offer is to appoint up to three Suppliers with relevant experience who will assist WorkCover decrease claim durations and costs by providing both high quality factual services and surveillance services in a cost effective and timely manner (refer to the full requirements detailed in Part 3: Specification) The proposed start date of the Purchasing Arrangement is 1 March 2009.

All correspondence to be managed via the tenders@workcoverqld.com.au email account. Responses will be posted to all addresses that have downloaded an RFT

Estimated Value:
AUD$3,500,000.00 - $4,000,000.00

Tender Type:
Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Contact:
Sue Thompson or Cameron Walker
Phone: (07) 3006 6767
Fax: (07) 3006 6369
Email: tenders@workcoverqld.com.au

Addenda Available:
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Date Last Addenda Issued :
16 Jan





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