![]() ![]() ICAC makes 18 recommendationsīerejiklian was also found to have breached the ministerial code of conduct by not disclosing her relationship with Mr Maguire. The watchdog said her failure to come forward was born from a desire to protect herself and her then-partner. "Ms Berejiklian must have known that she was not entitled to refuse to exercise her official functions for her own private benefit, or for the benefit of Mr Maguire," the report said. It was alleged the disgraced MP was expecting to be paid a significant sum for helping broker the multi-million-dollar sale of private land near the Western Sydney airport.īerejiklian denied she was attempting to avoid being told anything she would need to act upon and told ICAC she would have reported him if she knew anything was wrong.īut the ICAC found she had suspicions he was engaged in corrupt conduct and her refusal to notify ICAC of those concerns amounted to serious corrupt conduct. ![]() ICAC also found he attempted to advance his own financial interests in connection with the sale of land in NSW.ĭuring the ICAC hearings, several intercepted calls between Maguire and Berejiklian were played and in one 2017 call he alluded to a potential windfall he stood to make over a property deal.īerejiklian responded, "I don't need to know about that bit." He did not disclose his interest and position in the company - a requirement of all MPs - and promoted the scheme to his constituents. The ICAC concluded that between 20 he improperly used his office to benefit G8wayInternational Pty Ltd, a company for which he was a director "in substance" and profited from. The ICAC is not, however, recommending the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) pursue Berejiklian for any offence.īut it will refer Maguire to the DPP for possible criminal charges over his alleged involvement in a visa scheme involving company G8wayInternational. "At the same time, Mr Maguire and Ms Berejiklian were in an undisclosed close personal relationship," the report states. Maguire was an "enthusiastic advocate" for more funding for the ACTA and RCM, according to ICAC, and Berejiklian presided over the Expenditure Review Committee that approved the grants. The watchdog also found she was influenced by her relationship with Maguire, or by a desire to maintain or advance the relationship, when she promised funding for a recital hall at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music (RCM) in Wagga Wagga in 2018. ![]() It found Berejiklian breached the public trust in 20 by overseeing the awarding of a grant to the Australian Clay Target Association (ACTA) in Wagga Wagga without disclosing her personal relationship with Maguire.Īt the time she was treasurer and the ICAC found her actions created a conflict of interest between her public duty and private interest. The ICAC was probing whether Berejiklian's secret relationship with Maguire, the former MP for Wagga Wagga, influenced her conduct in office. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) report was delivered to parliament just after 9am today, almost two years after Ms Berejiklian resigned from the state's top job. Photo: AFP / Saeed Khanįormer New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian and ex-Liberal MP Daryl Maguire engaged in serious corrupt conduct when they were a couple, the state's corruption watchdog has found. Gladys Berejiklian, pictured in 2020, told the inquiry she did not have any knowledge of corrupt dealings by Daryl Maguire.
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