| Royal commission accused arrested for bail breach |
A bout of gout saw an Evatt man accused of lying to the royal commission into unions to be locked up on a bail breach.
Tuungafasi Manase, of Evatt, was last month arrested and charged with intentionally giving evidence that he knew to be false or misleading during a commission hearing.
A Canberra magistrate granted bail on condition he report to police three times a week.
But Manase failed to report on Saturday and was arrested by police when he reported on Monday.
His lawyer, Toni Tu'ulakitau, told the court his client had been bedridden on Saturday by gout.
Magistrate Robert Cook granted Manase bail on the same conditions, but told him to call police in advance if he could not meet his obligations.
Mr Cook warned any future breaches could see the defendant's bail revoked and he would spent time behind bars.
Manase will reappear next month.
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