FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 September 2026 FEDERAL COURT REVEALS ADRIAN CAMPBELL “SUBSTANTIALLY DOWNPLAYED” CRIMINAL HISTORY

BRISBANE — A newly published Federal Court judgment has revealed that businessman Adrian James Campbell "substantially downplayed" his criminal history when seeking urgent injunctions against LUX Property Group founder Jamie McIntyre.

In Campbell v McIntyre (No 2) [2026] FCA 1279, Justice Derrington found that Campbell failed to disclose significant matters concerning his criminal history, overseas residence and the true nature of approximately $25 million in losses he claimed to have suffered.

The Court discharged the injunctions and ordered Campbell to pay 80 per cent of McIntyre's costs on an indemnity basis.

Campbell initially swore that he had never been prosecuted in Australia for business practices and had never been convicted of a criminal offence. However, a later affidavit corrected that evidence.

The Federal Court judgment records that Campbell:

* was convicted of fraud offences in 2012;

* was convicted in 2015 of five Australian Consumer Law offences involving payments accepted for goods or services that were not supplied;

* was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $18,355 restitution in the 2015 case; and

* pleaded guilty in 2018 to 11 charges of making false or misleading representations, resulting in an $85,000 fine, $102,200 compensation order and recorded convictions.

The 2018 charges related to Eco Boss Pty Ltd. Contemporary media reports described the conduct as a calculated scam, while Queensland government records show that the company and its directors were collectively ordered to pay more than $579,000 in fines, compensation and costs.

Earlier reports also stated that Campbell faced charges in 2009 involving alleged copper-cable theft, obtaining property by deception, handling stolen goods and forged cheques. Those historical charges are separate from the convictions now expressly recorded by the Federal Court.

Mr McIntyre said, "Adrian Campbell went to the Federal Court seeking to silence reporting about his history. Instead, the proceeding has resulted in an official Federal Court judgment recording his convictions and finding that his criminal history was substantially downplayed.

"In my opinion, Campbell is now repeating his former pattern of publishing false and misleading articles to smear those exposing him and deflect scrutiny from the serious allegations concerning his own conduct.

"I allege that this resembles the tactics used in connection with the earlier Eco Boss operation, which involved a purported business relationship with an overseas company and resulted in Campbell's conviction for false or misleading representations. Campbell should answer the evidence directly instead of attempting to discredit the people raising legitimate questions.

"These disclosures raise serious public-interest concerns about his subsequent involvement in businesses handling millions of dollars from investors and property purchasers."

Mr McIntyre has called for further investigation into Campbell's alleged involvement with former GIM Trading owner Hilton Wood. ABC investigations reported that approximately 80 Australians paid around $23 million to GIM Trading for purported bond investments, with ASIC alleging that most of the money was transferred offshore. Campbell denies involvement in GIM Trading, and no court has determined that he participated in the alleged fraud.

LUX Property Group has separately alleged that approximately AUD $6 million to $7 million connected with Marina Bay City buyer payments was not remitted to the Indonesian developer. Further questions have been raised concerning millions allegedly collected from purchasers of Campbell's Saraya Lombok project and the absence of completed villas.

These allegations remain disputed and have not been finally determined by a court.

"The injunction strategy has failed," Mr McIntyre said.

"The public now deserves complete transparency about every dollar collected, where the money was sent and what—if anything—has been delivered to investors."

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Legal note: The Federal Court decision concerned interlocutory injunctions, material non-disclosure, jurisdiction and costs. It did not finally determine the substantive allegations relating to GIM Trading, Marina Bay City or Saraya Lombok. References to the 2009 matters concern reported allegations and charges rather than established convictions. Statements attributed to Mr McIntyre concerning current or unresolved conduct are allegations and expressions of opinion that remain disputed.