Corrected affidavit reveals Campbell’s prior convictions in Federal Court record
Adrian Campbell’s August 2026 corrected affidavit has placed his criminal history squarely back into the Federal Court record, after he previously swore that he had never been convicted of any offence in Australia.
The correction came after Justice Derrington, in Campbell v McIntyre (No 2) [2026] FCA 1279, found that Campbell’s earlier non-disclosures were “exceptionally serious”. The Court discharged injunctions Campbell had obtained and ordered him to pay 80% of legal costs on an indemnity basis, a sanction reserved for the most serious departures from proper litigation conduct.
The affidavit correction followed public court records showing convictions in Queensland in 2012, further convictions recorded at Southport Magistrates Court in 2015 relating to International Solar Solutions, and a 2018 Eco Boss Pty Ltd case in which Campbell pleaded guilty to 11 counts of false and misleading conduct under Australian Consumer Law.
Justice Derrington found the non-disclosures “exceptionally serious” and imposed indemnity costs after the Court was misled about Campbell’s prior convictions.
In the 2018 matter, Campbell was fined $85,000 personally and compensation orders totalling $102,200 were made to victims. The magistrate described the conduct as “calculated” and “deliberate” and said it was plainly “a scam”. Those findings have now become part of the backdrop to the Federal Court’s later treatment of Campbell’s affidavit evidence.
A corrected affidavit after a false denial
According to the court record, Campbell had sworn that he had never been convicted of any criminal offence in Australia. That statement was false. The corrected affidavit later admitted the prior convictions, but only after the issue had been exposed in proceedings and the Court had taken action on the basis of the earlier non-disclosure.
For a litigant seeking urgent relief, a false affidavit can be decisive. In this case, the Court concluded that the omission went to the heart of Campbell’s credibility. The discharge of the injunctions reflected the seriousness with which the Federal Court treated the failure to make full and frank disclosure.
The costs order was also significant. An indemnity costs order requiring payment of 80 per cent of the other side’s costs is one of the harshest financial consequences available in Australian civil litigation. It signals the Court’s view that the conduct fell well outside acceptable litigation standards.
Why the record matters
The corrected affidavit does more than repair one sworn statement. It also adds another verified court document to a long paper trail involving Campbell’s conduct in Australian courts and regulatory settings. Those records include consumer law offences, fraud convictions and adverse judicial findings that have followed him even as his business activity has shifted offshore.
Campbell is associated with Kinnara Capital, Kinnara Asia and Kinnara Limited, entities linked to offshore investment and property promotion from Thailand and Hong Kong. Public records and company material have placed those entities before Australian audiences while the underlying corporate structure has remained outside Australia’s direct enforcement reach.
In that context, the corrected affidavit matters beyond the immediate case. It shows how the court system responds when a party’s sworn evidence is incomplete or false. It also reinforces a broader pattern seen in the public record: regulatory pressure, litigation, and then a revised account only after exposure.
For Australian readers, the Federal Court’s response provides a clear reminder that prior convictions and adverse findings cannot be erased by omission. In this instance, the record was corrected, but only after the Court had already made findings that cut hard against Campbell’s credibility.
The court documents now stand as a cautionary example of how a false denial in an affidavit can unravel a case, draw severe costs consequences, and place an applicant’s entire version of events in doubt.