A MAN who siphoned $600 out of his ex-partner's bank account while on a suspended sentence has narrowly avoided a second stint behind bars.

Justin Lindsay Norman Dobbins fronted the Warwick District Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to breaching both a suspended sentence and probation order.

The 30-year-old added to his history of dishonesty when he stole a total of $600 from his ex-partner and mother of his child, just three months after being released from jail.

The court heard Dobbins was unemployed and fearful his phone would be disconnected at the time of the fraud.

His fear led him to hack into the woman's internet banking account, following which he transferred two amounts of $300 into his own account.

Defence counsel for the man told the court the phone was an important lifeline for communication with the woman and their child and he "panicked" when he thought it would be cut off.

The fraud offences placed Dobbins in breach of a suspended sentence and probation order.

The Mount Marshall man was given one month of jail time and a three-month suspended sentence in the court in September last year, after pleading guilty to nine charges of break and enter and one charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

He was one of three men who went on a crime spree in May last year, with the trio stealing a total of eight UHF radios from vehicles belonging to Southern Downs Regional Council, Main Roads and private contractors.

Dobbins' criminal actions were amplified when he attempted to persuade his de facto father-in-law to provide police with a false statement about his involvement in the crime.

Defence counsel for Dobbins yesterday expressed concern that should the man be placed back behind bars, he would lose his employment.

District Court Judge McGill yesterday reinstated the three-month suspended sentence but placed the man on parole immediately.

He also found the breach of the probation order to be proven and issued no further punishment.

Dobbins was earlier ordered to pay $600 restitution for the stolen funds and was fined $1000 for the two fraud offences.