House. The Ethics Committee recommended that: he be fined $84,000 for contempt; he be fined $4,000 for failing to register interests; he be fined $2,000 for misleading the House; and the Legislative Assembly move to expel Driscoll from the chamber and declare the seat of Redcliffe vacant "to protect the honour and dignity of the Legislative Authority". The final report found that nothing short of expulsion was appropriate because Driscoll had, by his actions, "brought odium on the Legislative Assembly as an institution" and had demonstrated "a want of honesty and probity not fitting a Member of the House". Newman said that Driscoll had committed a "breathtaking, staggering deception on this house and the people of Queensland". Driscoll resigned from Parliament later that day, citing health reasons. However, both major parties had indicated they would support an expulsion motion, making it all but certain that Driscoll would be ejected from the chamber. On 21 November 2013, Driscoll was summoned to the Bar of the House to explain his actions. His solicitor, Peter Russo, spoke on his behalf and acknowledged that Driscoll had made errors in judgement, but would have corrected his interests register and the record if not for his ill health (Driscoll announced he suffered from bipolar disorder). He asked that the fine be reduced to $12,000. The Assembly was unmoved, and voted to fine him the recommended $90,000. The fine was paid in full the following day. The resulting 2014 Redcliffe by-election saw Labor reclaim the seat on a large swing. On 25 November 2016, Driscoll pleaded guilty on 15 fraud charges. Driscoll, falsified meeting minutes of the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association and took secret commissions while with the group. On 10 March 2017, Driscoll was convicted to serve at least 18 months in prison after being sentenced to six years' jail for fraud. He will be eligible for parole on 6 September 2018. Unsubstantiated intimidation claims by rival Bruce Mills, a former associate, made the unsubstantiated claim he was intimidated by Driscoll, and that he attempted suicide, after Mills was charged with creating false meeting minutes and was also under media scrutiny and police investigation for his own financial mismanagement of a local community association. References Living people Australian monarchists Australian chief executives Independent members of the Parliament of Queensland Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian politicians convicted