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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Toby Vue

IT firm's appeal mostly dismissed after 'dishonest, flagrant' campaign

The ACT Court of Appeal has dismissed most of the appeal by cyber security firm Dreamtime Supply after it copied confidential information from a partnered firm. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

An IT firm that took advantage of a government policy to stimulate Indigenous entrepreneurship has had most of its appeal dismissed after it was ordered to pay $1.18 million back in profits it gained from a "thoroughly dishonest" campaign to copy information and arrangements from a partnered firm.

The ACT Supreme Court in August 2021 found that the misdeeds against Steadfast ICT Security were led by Dreamtime Supply employee Gareth Peak between September 2018 and January 2019.

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