But since his first appearance in court for a bail application that was granted allowing him to continue his sporting obligations,Pickett’s matters have been back before the court four times with no appearance from him and no progression of the issues.
On Friday his charges were adjourned by consent again,with magistrate Sarah Oliver saying she wanted the matters to progress on the next occasion.
“This has been at committal mention since October last year and the accused has not appeared once,” she said.
“This is the fourth consent adjournment. No further adjournments by consent.”
Police prosecutors in the matter told Oliver there was a hold up over mobile phone location data,as well as “disclosure issues”.
Pickett has yet to enter a plea to the charges. It is alleged that he and his brother-in-law,along with four other co-accused,targeted companies in Perthin the suburbs of Nollamara,Girrawheen and Beechboro,and the town of Beverley,between December 2022 and January 2023. Police allege money was taken from safes. On one occasion,$325,000 was allegedly taken from a currency exchange.
“It’s said that the money is subject to some alleged laundering by the accused and co-accused in various states in Australia,” a police prosecutor told the court during Pickett’s bail application last year.