Victor Dominello’s arm broken during arm-wrestle with Attorney-General

They assure constituents their relationship isn’t fractured ... but Victor Dominello’s arm certainly is.

Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello speaks in NSW Parliament. Picture: Jane Dempster

Accident-prone NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Domin­ello broke his arm while arm-wrestling Attorney-General Mark Speakman in his office.

Mr Dominello — the subject of controversy over the leaking of data relating to hundreds of ­motorists during the state election campaign, including details about former Labor leader ­Michael Daley; and over claims he helped cousins during his time in the job — yesterday admitted the mishap to The Australian.

Victor Dominello with his arm in a cast. Picture: Facebook

He declined to comment but his office confirmed he and Mr Speakman were messing about in his office during a lunch break in September when the incident ­occurred.

The minister was seen wearing a sling for some weeks afterwards.

One government source quipped it was “the strong arm of the law” and that Mr Speakman, 59, was deceivingly “quite fit”.

“He fractured his humerus bone and was treated in the public hospital system,” a spokesman for Mr Dominello said. Mr Speakman told The Australian yesterday: “I don’t have any comment except there’s been no fracturing of my relationship with Victor.”

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman. Picture: AAP

The Australian has revealed how a staffer for Mr Dominello, Tom Green, quit last month after being seconded to a Liberal Party dirt unit during the election campaign when details of more than 100 motorists were leaked from Mr Dominello’s office in an ­attempt to damage Mr Daley.

Mr Dominello, who is close to Premier Gladys Berejiklian, has also been accused of helping his cousin Beth Dominello. In one email to Mr Green, revealed by The Australian last week, Mr Dominello asked him to help Ms Dominello, a lawyer, “ASAP” after she complained about e-conveyancing system PEXA.

On October 9, Mr Dominello emailed Mr Green with Ms Domin­ello’s correspondence and said: “Hi Tom. Beth is my cousin. Can you prepare a response ASAP as they have lots of strong connections in the local and legal community. Many thanks. Victor.”

Mr Dominello has also faced questions in parliament after he intervened and successfully lobbied for a government grant that helped another cousin, Ryde councillor Roy Maggio.

The opposition has referred the data leak to the Independent Commission Against Corruption after police failed to find enough evidence to lay a charge over the matter.