Pensioner angry over compensation paid by Tasmanian Public Trustee

 A Tasmanian pensioner who took on the public trustee after it allegedly cancelled his funeral plan and sold his belongings without his consent, says a $10,000 compensation payment amounts to "a slap on the wrist".

Documents seen by the ABC show Michael Burles has been paid $10,000 by the Tasmanian Public Trustee, plus $5,000 in legal fees.

The compensation is almost double the $5,454 he paid in funeral insurance premiums — but Mr Burles said he hadn't been properly compensated for what he was put through, and still intends to launch legal action over the sale and disposal of his furniture and possessions. 

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/tas-public-trustee-compensation-payment-michael-burles/101550252



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