The case confirms that in conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth, the Crown need not prove the accused was involved in filing false tax returns where the alleged agreement was that the accused promoted the scheme and others implemented it. The three-stage analysis of conspiratorial agreements (formation, performance, discharge) was applied, with the offence complete at formation under the Crimes Act and upon an overt act under the Criminal Code. A sentence of 6 years and 8 months non-parole period for a promoter of a tax fraud conspiracy involving over $5 million in evaded tax, operating over eight years through eight companies, was held not manifestly excessive.
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