Gladys Berejiklian breached public trust and engaged in corrupt conduct ICAC said
She failed to alert ICAC to suspicions her secret lover, Daryl Maguire, was corrupt
And she worked to shore up grants without disclosing the local MP was her boyfriend
Despite the findings, ICAC did not recommend further action for Berejiklian
But prosecutors should consider pursuing Maguire and two others, ICAC said
The NSW corruption watchdog will be forced to stick to “time standards” under reforms being drafted by the Minns Labor government after taking nearly three years to investigate former premier Gladys Berejiklian.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption found Ms Berejiklian engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” and “breached public trust” by helping advance $25 million in regional grants to MP Daryl Maguire, without disclosing their “close personal relationship”.
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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
