Clive Palmer's nephew, Clive Mensink, says he can't abandon his nine-month long overseas trip to answer liquidators' questions about the collapse of Queensland Nickel.
Here's why:
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Mensink risks arrest after no show
Former director of Queensland Nickel, Clive Mensink, fails to show up at the federal court to answer questions about the collapse of the company. Nine News
His new girlfriend
Mr Mensink says he can't let his new girlfriend down, after promising her an overseas adventure so they could bond.
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He says the trip is very important to him as a "new page" in life after his 2015 divorce.
"The thought of my personal relationship being damaged at this critical time of my life following my recent divorce distresses me greatly and is causing me mental anguish and pain which I find unbearable," he says.
His elderly family
Mr Mensink says he must keep his plans to visit his late father's family in The Netherlands, because they are very old.
"My father's family are elderly and this may be the last time I will have to spend time with them," he says.
Depression, stress and heart attack fears
Mr Mensink says he's suffered emotional distress and anxiety since the collapse of Queensland Nickel, and fears he could have a heart attack.
He says the media has not presented the truth about his trip, and liquidators have promoted a false perception that he fled to avoid questioning.
"I have experienced chest pains and sleepless nights which have been detrimental to my health," he says.
"My father was subject to serious heart attacks at my age and I have a fear that I will suffer the same fate."
Doctor's orders
Mr Mensink has offered medical advice from the Boston Medical Center in the US, confirming he's unfit to face liquidators' questions.
A doctor at the centre says Mr Mensink is suffering from "severe anxiety and clinical depression" in part because of personal and work-related stresses.
"In my opinion, Clive is in no condition to travel back to Australia and incur more stress. I have prescribed medications for his conditions and advised rest," the doctor writes.
Money matters
Mr Mensink says it will cost him dearly if he has to change his travel plans and he can't afford it.
"The financial cost to my current plans and the cost of returning to Australia is unreconcilable (sic) and I cannot afford such a financial imposition," he says.
The liquidators' mistakes
Mr Mensink says he delayed his original departure date from Australia by three weeks, believing liquidators would serve him with papers advising he'd have to face questions in court.
But he says they didn't do that in the required timeframe, so he left.
He says his current plans are to return to Australian in late July and would happily face court in early August.
Source:: An affidavit by Clive Mensink, dated January 31, 2017, and filed in the Federal Court in Brisbane this week.
AAP