The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels falls behind on tax bill, stadium fees
While the ATO is demanding its directors pay up, the club’s chairman, Paul Docherty, insists the team is financially viable.
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- ATO had issued penalty notices to the club’s board directors over failures to make payments in time.
- There were also unpaid bills to the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust, with more than a million dollars in lease payments and hiring fees owed at one point.
- Privately, the club is blaming its inability to lock in firm payment plans on a lack of clarity from Rugby Australia about funding.
- One Rebels source familiar with the situation said the issue with the ATO was close to being resolved.