Overview

• Justice Andrew Watson imposed an 11-week maximum jail term after Pannell failed to disclose assets and flouted court orders
• Pannell admitted selling a racehorse filly and giving cash to a friend in breach of the freeze on his assets
• He has already served 54 days on remand and will complete the remaining term under concurrent sentencing
• SeaRoad Shipping’s $8.7 million civil fraud claim continues in the Supreme Court; default judgment may follow further non-compliance
• Pannell self-represented after his June 2024 suspension from a shipping role and retired from umpiring in 2019 after a 16-year AFL career