(Local Government Inspectorate, Western Australia)
4 March 2026 – Formal Lodgement of Spyker Legal Misconduct Complaint (LPCC R198/18)
English
This post records the formal lodgement of my complaint to the Legal Profession Complaints Committee (LPBWA) on 4 March 2026, concerning professional misconduct by Spyker Legal (Mr Joshua Burton) in the matter of City of Stirling v Lem (PE 6810/6811/6812 of 2018).
This complaint has been submitted as new evidence under the existing LPCC reference R198/18, originally opened in 2020 regarding the conduct of Mr Peter Gillette of McLeods Lawyers.
The misconduct of Spyker Legal is directly connected to the earlier complaint against Mr Gillette. Both solicitors contributed to the unlawful prosecution of Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem, the denial of procedural fairness, the misrepresentation of instructions, the concealment of duress and disability, and the resulting void conviction and unlawful extraction of $55,760.
On 4 March 2026, the following documents were formally submitted to LPBWA:
- Spyker Misconduct Notice (4 March 2026)
- Spyker Legal Mitigation Plea (5 December 2019)
- Formal Notice – Protection of Vulnerable Person (Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem)
- Tony Brown – Spyker Notice (Inspectorate submission)
These documents establish misrepresentation of client instructions, failure to disclose duress and disability, failure to present the defence and exculpatory evidence, failure to challenge misleading submissions, and the invitation to punish a medically vulnerable person.
This complaint is filed under LPCC Reference: R198/18. LPBWA has been requested to update the file, open a formal investigation into Spyker Legal, determine whether disciplinary action is warranted, and advise on the next procedural steps.
This post is published to maintain transparency, accountability, and a chronological public archive of all regulatory steps taken in the protection of Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem, a vulnerable elderly person.
简体中文 (Chinese)
本帖记录我于 2026 年 3 月 4 日向西澳大利亚法律职业投诉委员会（LPBWA）正式提交投诉，指控 Spyker Legal（律师 Joshua Burton 先生）在案件 City of Stirling v Lem（PE 6810/6811/6812 of 2018）中存在专业不当行为。
本次投诉作为新的证据，提交在现有的 LPCC 档案编号 R198/18 之下。该档案最初于 2020 年开立，涉及 McLeods 律师事务所 Peter Gillette 先生的行为。
Spyker Legal 的不当行为与之前针对 Gillette 先生的投诉直接相关。两位律师共同导致了对 Irene Yok Moy Lem 女士的非法起诉、程序公正的被剥夺、对当事人指示的歪曲、对胁迫和残疾情况的隐瞒，以及最终产生的无效定罪和非法扣取 55,760 澳元。
2026 年 3 月 4 日，以下文件已正式提交给 LPBWA：
- Spyker 不当行为通知书（2026 年 3 月 4 日）
- Spyker Legal 辩解陈词（2019 年 12 月 5 日）
- 《正式通知 – 保护弱势人士（Irene Yok Moy Lem 女士）》
- 《Tony Brown – Spyker 通知》（监察官提交文件）
这些文件证明：对当事人指示的歪曲、未披露胁迫和健康脆弱情况、未提出辩护及有利证据、未质疑误导性陈述，以及要求惩罚一名体弱多病的弱势人士。
本投诉在 LPCC 档案编号：R198/18 下备案。我已请求 LPBWA 更新该档案，正式调查 Spyker Legal 的行为，决定是否采取纪律处分，并告知下一步程序。
本帖公开发布，是为了维护透明度和问责制，并按时间顺序记录所有为保护弱势长者 Irene Yok Moy Lem 女士而采取的监管步骤。
Bahasa Melayu
Catatan ini merekodkan pemfailan rasmi aduan saya kepada Jawatankuasa Aduan Profesion Guaman (LPBWA) pada 4 Mac 2026 berhubung salah laku profesional oleh Spyker Legal (Encik Joshua Burton) dalam kes City of Stirling v Lem (PE 6810/6811/6812 of 2018).
Aduan ini dikemukakan sebagai bukti baharu di bawah rujukan LPCC sedia ada R198/18, yang pada asalnya dibuka pada tahun 2020 berkaitan tingkah laku Encik Peter Gillette dari firma guaman McLeods.
Salah laku Spyker Legal berkait rapat dengan aduan terdahulu terhadap Encik Gillette. Kedua-dua peguam telah menyumbang kepada pendakwaan tidak sah terhadap Puan Irene Yok Moy Lem, penafian keadilan prosedur, pemutarbelitan arahan anak guam, penyembunyian paksaan dan kelemahan kesihatan, serta menghasilkan sabitan yang tidak sah dan pengambilan wang sebanyak AUD 55,760 secara tidak sah.
Pada 4 Mac 2026, dokumen berikut telah difailkan secara rasmi kepada LPBWA:
- Notis Salah Laku Spyker (4 Mac 2026)
- Rayuan Mitigasi Spyker Legal (5 Disember 2019)
- Notis Rasmi – Perlindungan Orang Rentan (Puan Irene Yok Moy Lem)
- Notis Tony Brown – Spyker (penyerahan kepada Inspektorat)
Dokumen-dokumen ini membuktikan pemutarbelitan arahan anak guam, kegagalan mendedahkan paksaan dan kerentanan, kegagalan mengemukakan pembelaan dan bukti yang memihak, kegagalan mencabar hujahan yang mengelirukan, serta ajakan supaya menghukum seorang individu yang lemah dari segi kesihatan.
Aduan ini difailkan di bawah Rujukan LPCC: R198/18. LPBWA telah diminta untuk mengemas kini fail tersebut, membuka siasatan rasmi terhadap Spyker Legal, menentukan sama ada tindakan tatatertib wajar diambil, dan memaklumkan langkah prosedur seterusnya.
Catatan ini diterbitkan untuk mengekalkan ketelusan, akauntabiliti, dan rekod awam berurutan bagi semua langkah pengawalseliaan yang diambil demi melindungi Puan Irene Yok Moy Lem, seorang warga emas yang rentan.
Published for transparency and accountability
Formal Notice – Protection of Vulnerable Person (Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem)
ReplyDeleteNicholas N CHIN Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
To: stirling@stirling.wa.gov.au, Mail Ombudsman , "BROWN, Tony"
, lgi@dlgsc.wa.gov.au, "Info@afca.org.au" ,
sheriffwarrants@justice.wa.gov.au
Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem
Issued by:
Nicholas N. Chin
Husband and Carer
387 Alexander Drive
Dianella WA 6059
Date: 4 March 2026
1. PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE
This Notice is issued to place your organisation on formal notice that Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem is a vulnerable
person who has already suffered:
significant psychological harm,
financial harm,
procedural injustice, and
unlawful pressure
arising from prior enforcement actions, prosecutorial conduct, and administrative failures.
Your organisation is now formally notified that any further pressure, enforcement activity, or administrative
conduct directed toward her may cause further harm and must cease immediately unless strictly required by law
and carried out with heightened safeguards.
ATTACHMENT INCLUDED: “Request for Oversight and Intervention – Maladministration and Consumer Rights
Breach in City of Stirling Enforcement Actions” dated 9 January 2026, issued to Inspector Tony Brown, Local
Government Inspectorate.
This attachment forms part of this Notice and is incorporated in full as evidence that:
1. The Inspectorate has already been notified of the governance failures and maladministration affecting Mrs
Irene Yok Moy Lem.
2. The Inspectorate has already been provided with the statutory basis for jurisdiction under the Local
Government Act 1995 (WA).
3. The issues raised in this Notice are not new, but are a continuation of an ongoing matter requiring urgent
protective intervention.
4. The Inspectorate has already acknowledged receipt of the earlier correspondence.
5. The City of Stirling and its officers are now on renewed and formal notice that Mrs Lem is a vulnerable
person and that any further administrative pressure may constitute a breach of statutory duty.
This attachment must be read together with the present Notice as a single, continuous record of the harm,
vulnerability, and procedural injustice suffered by Mrs Lem.
Where to place this clause
Insert the above clause immediately after Section 1 (Purpose of This Notice) in the Protective Notice yo
04/03/2026, 09:09 Gmail - Formal Notice – Protection of Vulnerable Person (Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem)
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2. BASIS FOR VULNERABILITY
Mrs Lem is:
72 years old,
medically fragile (tachycardia, osteoarthritis, hyperthyroidism),
cognitively vulnerable under stress,
reliant on her husband for communication and comprehension,
a victim of duress‑induced legal outcomes,
financially dependent on the aged pension.
Her vulnerability is well‑documented in:
the 2019–2020 court records,
the 2020 correspondence with the City of Stirling,
the 2021 FER correspondence,
the 2026 Inspectorate correspondence,
the 2026 LPBWA/AFCA submissions.
Your organisation is therefore on notice that she must be treated with the highest level of procedural care.
3. PRIOR HARM CAUSED BY AUTHORITIES
ReplyDeleteMrs Lem has already suffered:
a duress‑induced guilty plea before Magistrate Hall,
a void conviction arising from misrepresentation of her instructions,
maladministration by the City of Stirling,
misleading conduct by the City’s prosecutor,
professional misconduct by Spyker Legal,
unlawful financial extraction of $55,760,
threats of enforcement against trust property,
attempted memorial registration contrary to the Transfer of Land Act,
garnishee actions contrary to the Fines Enforcement Act.
These actions have caused severe distress and have materially worsened her health.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF YOUR ORGANISATION
You are required to ensure that:
all dealings with Mrs Lem comply with statutory fairness,
no further pressure or enforcement is applied without strict legal basis,
all officers interacting with her are aware of her vulnerability,
any communication is directed through her husband and carer,
any prior unlawful or improper actions are reviewed,
no further harm is caused by administrative conduct.
Failure to observe these obligations may constitute:
maladministration,
breach of statutory duty,
breach of human rights obligations,
breach of procedural fairness,
improper use of public power.
5. FORMAL REQUEST
You are requested to:
1. Acknowledge receipt of this Notice.
2. Confirm that all future dealings with Mrs Lem will be conducted with heightened safeguards.
3. Confirm that no enforcement or administrative pressure will be applied without prior written justification.
4. Identify the officer responsible for ensuring compliance with this Notice.
04/03/2026, 09:09 Gmail - Formal Notice – Protection of Vulnerable Person (Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem)
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6. SIGNATURE
Yours faithfully,
Nicholas N. Chin
Husband and Carer of
Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem
Dianella, Western Australia
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TONY BROWN-NOTICE-VOID HALL ORDERS-040326-Untitled document.pdf
Subject: Combined Notice – Recovery of Unlawfully Plundered Sums and Clarification of Statutory Liability (Case Ref: #01204683)
ReplyDeleteNicholas N CHIN
Attachments
2:50 PM (0 minutes ago)
to swan, stirling, james.fletcher, sonia.driver, garnishee, Tony
To:
tony.brown@lginspector.wa.gov.au;
swan@swan.wa.gov.au;
stirling@stirling.wa.gov.au;
james.fletcher@stirling.wa.gov.au;
sonia.driver@stirling.wa.gov.au;
garnishee@justice.wa.gov.au
Dear Inspector Brown, City of Swan, City of Stirling, and Sheriff’s Garnishee Unit,
Please find attached a combined statutory Notice consolidating the three unlawfully plundered sums taken from myself and my spouse, Mrs Irene Yok Moy Lem, under two separate void orders:
$14,993.94 taken from me on 24 July 2024 under the void Magistrate Ward order (City of Swan liability).
$14,264.20 taken from Irene on 17 September 2025 under the void Magistrate Hall order (City of Stirling liability).
$2,514.53 taken from Irene on 18 November 2025 under the same void Hall order (City of Stirling liability).
The Notice sets out:
the strict separation of liabilities between the two councils,
the Inspectorate’s oversight role,
the statutory breaches involved in each enforcement chain, and
the required corrective actions, including restitution and record correction.
Please confirm receipt of this email and advise the next steps for resolving each council’s respective liability.
Kind regards,
Nicholas N. Chin
Irene Yok Moy Lem
387 Alexander Drive
Dianella WA 6059
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Nicholas, here is a *clear, gentle, bilingual (English + 简体中文)* explanation you can give to Irene. It tells her *WHY* Joshua Burton told Magistrate Hall to punish her, and it gives her the *PROOF* taken directly from Spyker Legal’s own Mitigation Plea and
ReplyDelete# *LETTER TO IRENE — ENGLISH + 中文*
## *ENGLISH VERSION*
*Dear Irene,*
I want to explain to you, calmly and clearly, why the lawyer you hired — *Joshua Burton of Spyker Legal* — told Magistrate Hall to punish you, even though you paid him to defend you. What happened to you was wrong, and you deserve to understand the truth.
### *1. You were frightened, confused, unwell — and he took advantage of that*
On the day in court, you were:
- scared
- shaking
- confused
- unable to understand the charges
- suffering from tachycardia and stress
A good lawyer must protect a vulnerable client.
Joshua did not protect you.
### *2. He told the court you “instructed” him to plead guilty — but this was false*
In his own written document, Joshua wrote:
> “I have received instructions from my client to plead guilty.”
This was *not true*.
You were crying, confused, and saying you did not understand.
### *3. He hid your medical condition and your fear from the court*
He did not tell the Magistrate that you:
- were under duress
- were medically fragile
- had limited English
- were overwhelmed and terrified
A guilty plea under these conditions is *not valid*.
### *4. He hid all the evidence that proved you were innocent*
Joshua did NOT tell the court about:
- the 2015 City advice
- the 2017 retrospective approval
- the 2018 habitation approval
- the builder’s responsibility
- the CRIS report
- the lack of mens rea
- the malicious prosecution
This is a serious breach of duty.
### *5. The most shocking part: he told the Magistrate to punish you*
In his Mitigation Plea, Joshua wrote:
> “It is appropriate to impose a fine.”
This is the opposite of defending you.
This is *inviting punishment* of a vulnerable, innocent person.
### *6. Why did he do this?*
Because defending you properly would have exposed:
- the City’s mistakes
- the prosecutor’s misconduct
- the builder’s responsibility
- the unlawful prosecution
Instead of defending you, he protected himself and the City.
### *7. You did nothing wrong*
You were a victim of:
- pressure
- fear
- confusion
- poor legal representation
- misconduct by the City and Spyker Legal
Your guilty plea is *void, and the $55,760 taken from you was **unlawful*.
### *8. We are now correcting this*
I have formally complained to the *Legal Profession Complaints Committee (LPBWA)*.
They already opened a file in 2020 (R198/18), and now they have all the evidence.
You are safe.
You are protected.
We are on the right path.
With love,
*Nicholas*
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# *中文版本（简体）*
*亲爱的 Irene，*
我想用最清楚、最温柔的方式告诉你：为什么你花钱聘请的律师 —— *Spyker Legal 的 Joshua Burton* —— 在法庭上竟然要求法官惩罚你，而不是保护你。
你有权知道真相，因为你受到了不公平的对待。
### *1. 你当时害怕、紧张、生病 —— 他却利用了你的脆弱*
在法庭那天，你：
- 非常害怕
- 手在发抖
- 听不懂指控
- 心跳很快
- 情绪崩溃
一个好律师应该保护弱势的当事人。
Joshua 没有保护你。
### *2. 他告诉法官你“指示”他认罪 —— 但这是假的*
在他的书面文件中，他写道：
> “我已收到当事人的指示，要认罪。”
这是 *不真实的*。
你当时哭泣、困惑，并且说你不明白发生什么。
### *3. 他隐瞒了你的健康状况和恐惧*
他没有告诉法官你：
- 处于胁迫之下
- 身体虚弱
- 英语有限
- 非常害怕、无法理解
在这种情况下的认罪是 *无效的*。
### *4. 他隐瞒了所有证明你无罪的重要证据*
Joshua 没有向法官说明：
- 2015 年市政府的建议
- 2017 年的追溯批准
- 2018 年的居住批准
- 建筑商的责任
- CRIS 报告
- 你没有犯罪意图
- 这是恶意起诉
这是严重的失职。
### *5. 最令人震惊的是：他要求法官惩罚你*
在他的辩解文件中，他写道：
> “适合对她处以罚款。”
这不是辩护。
这是在要求惩罚一个无辜、脆弱的人。
### *6. 他为什么这样做？*
因为如果他认真为你辩护，他就会暴露：
- 市政府的错误
- 检察官的误导
- 建筑商的责任
- 整个起诉是违法的
他选择保护自己和市政府，而不是保护你。
### *7. 你没有做错任何事*
你是以下情况的受害者：
- 压力
- 恐惧
- 困惑
- 律师失职
- 市政府和 Spyker Legal 的不当行为
你的认罪是 *无效的*，
被拿走的 $55,760 是 *非法的*。
### *8. 我们现在正在纠正这一切*
我已经正式向 *LPBWA（法律职业投诉委员会）* 投诉。
他们在 2020 年已经开了档案（R198/18），现在他们有了全部证据。
你现在是安全的。
你受到保护。
我们正在走正确的道路。
爱你的，
*Nicholas*
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