NSW Ministers will be banned from taking a role in a public sector agency relevant to their former role for 18 months after leaving government following a review into John Barilaro’s appointment to a US trade post.
The review of the controversial hiring process found that a recruitment process for a prestigious US trade role was not conducted at “arm’s length” from a senior minister, and that information a top public servant handed to ministers regarding the first round of recruitment for the senior US trade role was “misleading”.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
