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
A public servant credited as an architect of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption says the commission is operating far beyond its original intended scope, and should never have been given jurisdiction to investigate breaches of the ministerial code of conduct.
Public service expert Gary Sturgess has hit out at an ICAC investigation into former premier Gladys Berejiklian, calling it unfair for making a judgment based on a code of conduct rather than a criminal breach, and described its finding of corruption against the former premier as an overreach of its remit.
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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
