A man facing 54 charges for allegedly failing to lodge his tax returns properly for nearly one decade has been told that free food does not exist after he said he had not obtained legal advice because of the costs.
The ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday heard that Dilawaaiz Dil allegedly failed to comply with taxation law requirements in 2012-19.
Mr Dil has not pleaded to 54 counts of failing to furnish tax returns and failed to appear in court four times in 2018-19, prompting an arrest warrant to be issued in January this year.
