Man accused of manure dump attempt back in court after arrest

A disgruntled disability pensioner, accused of attempting to dump tonnes of manure outside the former Premier’s office has returned to court after being arrested.

A DISABILITY pensioner accused of trying to dump eight tonnes of animal manure outside the office of then-Premier Will Hodgman has announced he will fight two disobedience-related charges.

On Thursday, Scott Wayne Moore pleaded not guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court to one count of resisting a police officer and one count of failing to comply with the officer’s direction on August 9 last year.

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But the 51-year-old Bridgewater man, who was arrested by police after failing to show up a January 24 court date, also pleaded guilty to one count of breaching bail.

Scott Wayne Moore will fight allegations he resisted police and failed to comply with an officer’s direction after he allegedly attempted to dump tonnes of manure outside the former Premier’s office.

He explained to Magistrate Robert Webster he had a transport problem on the day in question and he couldn’t make the hearing, claiming he notified the court and police when they later arrived to arrest him.

Mr Moore denied allegations that he resisted a police officer near the Hobart Executive Building by “pulling away from him and bracing yourself in a vehicle as he was trying to remove you”.

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He also denied he failed to comply with a direction to “leave a place and not return for a specified period of not less than four hours”.

At the time, Mr Moore claimed he was “dragged out” of his truck.

Mr Moore previously told the Mercury he was involved in a long-running dispute with Centrelink and was banned from all of the agency’s offices across the country.

“I am a passionate man about this state and the people in it,” he said at the time.

“I just want to be heard — Australia is going down the gurgler. I’ve just had enough.”

Mr Moore, who said he would be represented by lawyer Dinesh Loganathan, will return to court on July 2 for a plea hearing.

The Executive Building in Murray Street houses offices for Tasmania’s Premier and ministers.

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