A Melbourne man accused of pretending to be dying of cancer to avoid court has admitted creating false documents.
But Neville Donohue, 63, of Wantirna will fight other charges, including perverting the course of justice.
He deferred a 2010 court date for years by submitting medical certificates that said he had an inoperable brain tumour, according to court documents.
The matter was adjourned without a return date in March 2012 after he gave the Ringwood Magistrates Court a certificate saying he would be entering palliative care until he died, police say.
That document included an undertaking by the doctor to forward Donohue's death certificate.
The medical certificates he provided to the court say they were signed by the chief of staff at The Alfred Hospital's radiotherapy centre, Dr Bill Davis.
However The Alfred says that position has never existed, and in 21 years they have not employed a Dr Bill Davis, court documents show.
Four months after his matter was adjourned in Ringwood, Donohue was seen appearing as a guest speaker at an Anzac Day memorial service, documents tendered in the Melbourne Magistrates Court allege.
He was claiming to be a recently retired Major General and appeared to be in good health.
In May 2011 a notice to proceed with Donohue's matter was filed and the court again received notification that Donohue had a terminal condition and would be in palliative care until his death, court documents show.
Checks on an invoice from Ringwood Private Hospital revealed the woman who signed that document had never been employed by the hospital.
A search of Donohue's computer revealed eight documents baring the logo of The Alfred Hospital.
Police say Donohue also went to the Ringwood Magistrates Court and signed a statutory declaration saying he could not attend court because he would be away on urgent military duty.
Police say Donohue's service records show he has not been a member of the military since his official discharge in January 1976.
Donohue on Wednesday pleaded guilty to 14 charges of creating a false document.
He pleaded not guilty to 22 other charges, including four counts of perjury, using a false document and perverting the course of justice.
He will face a directions hearing in the Victorian County Court on Thursday.
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