September 23, 2022 — 5.00am
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ClubsNSW has hit back at a terminally ill former employee who alleged its members were not complying with money laundering laws, accusing him of “blatant self-interest and lies” and making himself out to be a saint.
Troy Stolz, who worked at ClubsNSW from 2011 to 2019, is being sued by his former employer for breaching the confidentiality clause of his contract, after he released an internal report that found 95 per cent of registered clubs were not compliant with money laundering laws. ClubsNSW is also prosecuting him for contempt, alleging that he intimidated, harassed or otherwise brought improper pressure on the organisation in his public comments.
On Wednesday, Stolz told The Sydney Morning Herald that ClubsNSW was using the court system to wear him down. He has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is not expected to survive longer than 14 months. He is also suing ClubsNSW for defamation and employee entitlements.
In a statement on Thursday, ClubsNSW said Stolz was not a whistleblower by any legal or moral definition and that if any of his claims had merit they would have been upheld by a government regulator by now.
“Mr Stolz seeks to portray himself as a saint,” the statement said.
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