Craig Thomson case in court again over use of HSU funds

Former federal MP Craig Thomson will learn if he is to face more penalties for his use of Health Services Union funds when the Federal Court rules on a lawsuit brought by the workplace relations tribunal.

The Fair Work Commission is suing Thomson for alleged misuse of HSU funds while he was the national secretary from 2002 to 2007.

It says he spent about $350,000 of HSU funds campaigning in the federal NSW seat of Dobell ahead of his election to federal parliament in 2007.

In March, Thomson sought to have the matter thrown out on the grounds he was mentally unwell.

Representing himself, he said he could not proceed without the help of mental health professionals.

Thomson left the court and did not return after Justice Christopher Jessup dismissed his application.

Thomson was last year convicted of 13 counts of theft following cash withdrawals he made from a HSU bank account.

He was acquitted of 49 charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception on the grounds the prosecution had made an error in the way it made its case.

Justice Jessup will make a ruling on the Fair Work Commission case on Friday.