Ashlyn Nassif, 32, was sentenced to a six-month community corrections order on Monday in Burwood Local Court after pleading guilty to providing false or misleading documents to gain an advantage. The conviction stems from her actions in 2021, when she submitted a falsified pre-sale contract to Westpac to secure a $150 million construction loan.
The loan was intended for the Skyview Apartments complex in Sydney, a project developed by her father Jean Nassif's firm, Toplace. Toplace has since been barred from construction work due to numerous project defects. Jean Nassif, a fugitive property developer, fled Australia for Lebanon in 2022 and is currently the subject of an ongoing corruption inquiry.
Nassif, who was an executive at her father's company before its collapse, had faced an additional charge of defrauding the bank, which was later withdrawn. Her sentence will conclude in March 2027. The charges led to her arrest and suspension from legal practice more than three years ago.
The Skyview development became a focus during testimony at the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry. Former NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler testified that he had been threatened by Jean Nassif after halting the project due to potential defects. Chandler inspected the development in April 2021 and issued a prohibition order, preventing a certificate of occupancy and delaying apartment sales.
Jean Nassif was expected to appear before the commission remotely from Lebanon but did not do so as scheduled.