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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Parent company of Nauru offshore operator fails to file reports in apparent breach of corporations law

Canstruct International has earned $1.82bn since 2017 running Australia’s offshore processing operation on the Pacific island of Nauru. Its contract to provide ‘garrison and welfare services’ for the 107 refugees and asylum seekers held on the island was extended last week.
Canstruct International, whose parent company is Rard No 3, has earned $1.82bn since 2017 running Australia’s offshore processing operation on Nauru. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images

The parent company of the firm that runs Australia’s offshore processing regime on Nauru has failed to lodge financial reports with the corporate regulator on time, in an apparent breach of corporations law.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that it has registered a “report of misconduct” against Rard No 3, the Brisbane-based company that wholly owns Canstruct International, following the Guardian’s inquiries. The potential penalty for filing a report late is a fine of more than $25,000.

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