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| Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton declared bankrupt | Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton declared bankrupt |
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| Senator Rodney Culleton has been declared bankrupt at a hearing in the federal court in Perth. | Senator Rodney Culleton has been declared bankrupt at a hearing in the federal court in Perth. |
| Culleton, who was elected as part of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation before quitting the party this week, was found bankrupt following action taken by a creditor. | Culleton, who was elected as part of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation before quitting the party this week, was found bankrupt following action taken by a creditor. |
| Under Section 44 of the Australian constitution, a person is not allowed to continue as a member of federal parliament if he or she is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent. | Under Section 44 of the Australian constitution, a person is not allowed to continue as a member of federal parliament if he or she is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent. |
| “You’ve just executed me … before I bleed to death,” Culleton was heard to say to the judge after the decision. “You have just given my estate away.” | “You’ve just executed me … before I bleed to death,” Culleton was heard to say to the judge after the decision. “You have just given my estate away.” |
| The WA district court had ordered Senator Culleton to pay former Wesfarmers director Dick Lester $205,536 in 2013, which has since increased to $280,000, over unpaid rent relating to a $13.2m property acquisition deal in 2009 that went sour. | |
| Culleton was granted a 21-day stay on the bankruptcy order, in which time he can appeal to the full bench of the federal court. | |
| Senator Culleton’s Senate seat was already under a cloud because of a separate legal matter being heard in the high court over hiseligibility to contest the July 2 election following a larceny conviction, which was later annulled. | |
| Senator Culleton quit One Nation on Sunday and Senator Hanson said she was pleased to see him go describing him as a pain in her backside. | |
| Hanson said it was time for Culleton to step down from the Senate. | |
| I feel sorry for Rod Culleton & his family but this was the right ruling. I hope he now acts honourably & steps down with dignity #auspol | |
| He insists he wants to remain in the Senate as an independent but One Nation is keen to retain his seat. | |
| If his election is found invalid in the high court, he could be potentially replaced by his brother-in-law Peter Georgiou, who was number two on the One Nation senate ticket in WA. |