A liquidator is seeking more information about the financial affairs of a former company run by Mickey Gubas, the owner of trendy Canberra bakehouse Autolyse.
Liquidator Kazar Slaven has applied to the Federal Court for a public examination under the Corporations Act of Highup Pty Ltd which operated the Alto restaurant at Telstra Tower on Black Mountain.
Mr Gubas told The Canberra Times on Friday that the company owed the Australian Tax Office in the vicinity of $270,000 but all other creditors including suppliers and staff had received their full amount owing. Two of Alto's major suppliers, Frozpak Food Services and Fishco, confirmed they were not owed any money by the company.
Mr Gubas said he also refunded $7000 in gift certificates for the restaurant.
He had offered to pay at least half the debt owed to the Tax Office but maintained this was declined by the liquidator.
Kazar Slavan will seek to source more information about the company's financial affairs in the Federal Court on December 5 and 6.
Mr Gubas was engaged in a long-running dispute with his landlord, Telstra, over the conditions at the Black Mountain tower where the restaurant had been located. Alto closed in February. Mr Gubas said he and Telstra had come to an agreement which was confidential.
A Telstra spokesman on Friday said: ''We settled the dispute regarding Alto restaurant out of court and the detail of the settlement is confidential''.