WA director gets five-year ban

Former BAC Enterprises director Mark Armstrong has pleaded guilty to submitting a false statement to Australia's corporate watchdog in relation to business liabilities.

Mr Armstrong, who operated a business involved in fitness capacity assessments, had lodged a document with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in 2014 to voluntarily deregister BAC Enterprises (trading as The BAC Group). He said the business had no outstanding liabilities.

But BAC had owed $80,000 to a creditor, ASIC alleged.

Last month, Mr Armstrong appeared in the Fremantle Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to one count of making false or misleading statements to ASIC.

The 59-year-old was convicted and fined $2,400, and has been disqualified from managing corporations until October 2025.