Hi there.
I am a New Zealand citizen who lived in Australia for 26 years and left 4 years, ago due to a relationship breakdown which put me in a lot of debt.
As a young person (19), I broke the law in NSW and was found guilty but no conviction was recorded, as it was my first (and only that I'm aware of) offence.
I returned to NZ recently and applied for a job but my potential employer told me when they checked my references, my ex Australian employer told him that the Australian Tax Office or ATO 'was after me'.
I know I have some unpaid fines, stupid stuff stemming from minor traffic offences. Even though I don't have any plans to return to Australia to live, I want to try and ensure everything is sorted out. I can't stand the feeling that I may have an arrest warrant if I visited Australia again.
I am in a financial position to sort things out, but I don't have enough ID points to do a police check on myself.
Can anyone please help me with opinions and/or put me in touch with a legal adviser that can help me in this situation. (As a client, not looking for a freebie)
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
I am a New Zealand citizen who lived in Australia for 26 years and left 4 years, ago due to a relationship breakdown which put me in a lot of debt.
As a young person (19), I broke the law in NSW and was found guilty but no conviction was recorded, as it was my first (and only that I'm aware of) offence.
I returned to NZ recently and applied for a job but my potential employer told me when they checked my references, my ex Australian employer told him that the Australian Tax Office or ATO 'was after me'.
I know I have some unpaid fines, stupid stuff stemming from minor traffic offences. Even though I don't have any plans to return to Australia to live, I want to try and ensure everything is sorted out. I can't stand the feeling that I may have an arrest warrant if I visited Australia again.
I am in a financial position to sort things out, but I don't have enough ID points to do a police check on myself.
Can anyone please help me with opinions and/or put me in touch with a legal adviser that can help me in this situation. (As a client, not looking for a freebie)
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
