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Thursday 28 August 2014
RECAP: The score now stands at ICAC 14 Liberal Party of Australia 0
*Updated as NSW Independent Commission against Corruption Operation Spicer continues*
Arthur Sinodinos Federal Liberal Senator for NSW and Assistant Treasurer in the Abbott Government - not fulfilling assistant treasurer duties for the duration of the ICAC Operation Credo and Operation Spicer investigations, after allegations concerning the corporation Australia Water Holdings of which he was a director were made during Operation Credo .
Barry O’Farrell NSW Liberal MP for Ku-ring-gai – resigned as Premier and Minister for Western Sydney effective 17 April 2014 and moved to the back bench when it was proven that he had not told the truth when giving evidence at a NSW Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Operation Credo hearing in relation to an undeclared $3,000 gift from the then CEO of Australian Water Holdings.
Mike Gallacher NSW Liberal MLC – resigned as Minister for Police and Emergency Services on 2 May 2014 after being named as one of the subjects of ICAC’s Operation Spicer investigation, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench.
Chris Hartcher NSW Liberal MP for Terrigal – resigned as Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Central Coast on 9 December 2013, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench.
Marie Ficarra NSW Liberal MLC – resigned as parliamentary secretary on 17 April 2014 after it was alleged she solicited an unlawful political donation, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench..
Darren Webber - NSW Liberal MP for Wyong and Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety - suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW) after corruption allegations, moved to the cross bench and not re-contesting his seat at the 2015 state election.
Christopher Spence - NSW MP for The Entrance, suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW) after corruption allegations, moved to the cross bench and not re-contesting his seat at the 2015 state election.
Andrew Cornwell – resigned as NSW Liberal MP for Charlestown after admitting in evidence that he had received unlawful political donations and paid his tax bill with some of that money.
Tim Owen – resigned as NSW Liberal MP for Newcastle on 12 August 2014 after admitting he had not told the truth concerning unlawful political donations when giving evidence at an ICAC Operation Spicer hearing and had met with another ICAC witness allegedly to convince that witness not to tell the truth.
Garry Edwards - NSW Liberal MP for Swansea on 14 August 2014 announced he had moved to the cross bench, after allegations during evidence that he had received an unlawful political donation.
Jeff McCloy - Newcastle Mayor, resigned his mayoral position due to admissions that he had made to ICAC that he had made unlawful political donations to the NSW Liberal Party.
Ian McNamara - chief of staff to Opposition Leader John Robertson called as witness in Operation Spicer investigation and has stood aside while ICAC hearings continue.
Bart Bassett - Liberal MP
for Londonderry, on 27 August 2014 it was reported by ABC News that
he had moved to the cross bench after ICAC commissioner Megan
Latham announced that new evidence had emerged to widen the inquiry's scope to
examine whether Nathan Tinkler's firm Buildev tried to influence Mr Bassett.
Craig Bauman - NSW Liberal MP for Port Stephens and former Port
Stephens mayor who announced he was stepping aside and moving to the cross
bench after giving evidence during Operation Spicer hearing on 12 September 2014
The score now stands at: ICAC 14 Liberal Party of Australia 0
See Operation Credo and Operation Spicer hearing transcripts here.
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Wednesday 13 August 2014
The Score So Far: ICAC 9 Liberal Party of Australia 0
It is only halfway through the working week and yet more members of the Liberal Party of Australia have been forced to resign after allegations made during NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings.
The tally so far:
Arthur Sinodinos Federal Liberal Senator for NSW and Assistant Treasurer in the Abbott Government - not fulfilling assistant treasurer duties for the duration of the ICAC Operation Credo and Operation Spicer investigations, after allegations concerning the corporation Australia Water Holdings of which he was a director were made during Operation Credo .
Barry O’Farrell NSW Liberal MP for Ku-ring-gai – resigned as Premier and Minister for Western Sydney effective 17 April 2014 and moved to the back bench when it was proven that he had not told the truth when giving evidence at a NSW Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Operation Credo hearing in relation to an undeclared $3,000 gift from the then CEO of Australian Water Holdings.
Mike Gallacher NSW Liberal MLC – resigned as Minister for Police and Emergency Services on 2 May 2014 after being named as one of the subjects of ICAC’s Operation Spicer investigation, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench.
Chris Hartcher NSW Liberal MP for Terrigal – resigned as Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Central Coast on 9 December 2013, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench.
Marie Ficarra NSW Liberal MLC – resigned as parliamentary secretary on 17 April 2014 after it was alleged she solicited an unlawful political donation, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the cross bench..
Darren Webber NSW Liberal MP for Wyong and Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety - suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW) after corruption allegations, moved to the cross bench and not re-contesting his seat at the 2015 state election.
Christopher Spence NSW MP for The Entrance - suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW) after corruption allegations, moved to the cross bench and not re-contesting his seat at the 2015 state election.
Andrew Cornwell – resigned as NSW Liberal MP for Charlestown after admitting in evidence that he had received unlawful political donations and paid his tax bill with some of that money.
Tim Owen – resigned as NSW Liberal MP for Newcastle on 12 August 2014 after admitting he had not told the truth concerning unlawful political donations when giving evidence at an ICAC Operation Spicer hearing and had met with another ICAC witness allegedly to convince that witness not to tell the truth.
See Operation Credo and Operation Spicer hearing transcripts here.
UPDATES
After allegations during evidence given in an Operation Spicer hearing, that he had received an unlawful political donation, on 14 August 2014 Liberal MP for Swansea Garry Edwards announced he had moved to the cross bench.
On 18 August 2014 it was reported that Newcastle mayor Jeff McCloy had resigned his mayoral position due to admissions that he had made unlawful political donations to the NSW Liberal Party and, chief of staff to Opposition Leader John Robertson Ian McNamara has stood aside while ICAC hearings continue.
On 27 August 2014 it was reported by ABC News that the Liberal MP for Londonderry Bart Bassett had moved to the cross bench after ICAC commissioner Megan Latham announced that new evidence had emerged to widen the inquiry's scope to examine whether Nathan Tinkler's firm Buildev tried to influence Mr Bassett.
The score now stands at: ICAC 13 Liberal Party of Australia 0
UPDATES
After allegations during evidence given in an Operation Spicer hearing, that he had received an unlawful political donation, on 14 August 2014 Liberal MP for Swansea Garry Edwards announced he had moved to the cross bench.
On 18 August 2014 it was reported that Newcastle mayor Jeff McCloy had resigned his mayoral position due to admissions that he had made unlawful political donations to the NSW Liberal Party and, chief of staff to Opposition Leader John Robertson Ian McNamara has stood aside while ICAC hearings continue.
On 27 August 2014 it was reported by ABC News that the Liberal MP for Londonderry Bart Bassett had moved to the cross bench after ICAC commissioner Megan Latham announced that new evidence had emerged to widen the inquiry's scope to examine whether Nathan Tinkler's firm Buildev tried to influence Mr Bassett.
The score now stands at: ICAC 13 Liberal Party of Australia 0
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Tuesday 18 February 2014
Former O'Farrell Government Resources Minister and present Member for Terrigal, Chris Hartcher, to face ICAC corruption inquiry
Media Release
Tuesday 18 February 2014
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will hold a public inquiry commencing on 17 March 2014 as part of an investigation it is conducting concerning allegations of corrupt conduct involving public officials and persons with an interest in Australian Water Holdings Pty Ltd (Operation Credo).
The ICAC will also hold a public inquiry starting on 28 April 2014 into allegations that members of parliament corruptly solicited, received and concealed payments from various sources in return for favouring the interests of those responsible for the payments (Operation Spicer).
Operation Credo is examining whether between 2004 and 2012, persons with an interest in Australia Water Holdings Pty Ltd (AWH), its predecessors and its subsidiaries, obtained a financial benefit through adversely affecting official functions of Sydney Water Corporation (SWC) by inflating charges made to SWC and deliberately preventing SWC from ascertaining whether the charges were justifiable.
It is also alleged that in 2010, public officials and others were involved in falsifying a cabinet minute relating to a public private partnership proposal made by AWH, with the intention of misleading the NSW Government Budget Cabinet Committee and obtaining a benefit for AWH.
Further allegations include that in 2010, the then Hon Edward Obeid MLC, the Hon Joseph Tripodi and the Hon Anthony Kelly MLC misused their positions as members of parliament to attempt to influence public officials to exercise their official functions with respect to the AWH public private partnership proposal.
It is also alleged that on or about 20 November 2012, AWH chief executive officer Nicholas Di Girolamo and Edward Obeid Junior created a false deed of confirmation with a view to misleading the ICAC and any future investigation into whether the then Hon Edward Obeid MLC misused his position as a member of parliament to attempt to influence public officials to exercise their official functions with respect to the AWH public private partnership proposal.
The Commission will also examine the circumstances in which false corruption allegations were made against senior executives of SWC. Further, the Commission will examine the circumstances that led to the signing of the current contract between SWC and the successor to AWH.
Operation Spicer will examine whether, between April 2009 and April 2012, certain members of parliament including Christopher Hartcher, Darren Webber and Christopher Spence, along with others including Timothy Koelma and Raymond Carter, corruptly solicited, received, and concealed payments from various sources in return for certain members of parliament favouring the interests of those responsible for the payments.
The Commission is also examining whether, between December 2010 and November 2011, certain members of parliament, including those mentioned above, and others, including Raymond Carter, solicited, received and failed to disclose political donations from companies, including prohibited donors, contrary to the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.
Further allegations include whether Eightbyfive, a business operated by Mr Koelma, and AWH, through its chief executive officer, Mr Di Girolamo, entered into an agreement whereby AWH made regular payments to Eightbyfive, purportedly for the provision of media, public relations and other services and advice, in return for which Mr Hartcher favoured the interests of AWH.
As it relates to Operation Spicer, the Commission is also examining the circumstances in which false allegations of corruption were made against senior executives of SWC (see also Operation Credo).
The ICAC will hold a directions hearing in both Operations Credo and Spicer on Wednesday 5 March 2014, commencing at 3 pm.
The directions hearing and the public inquiries will be held in the Commission's hearing room on Level 7, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. The Operation Credo public inquiry is expected to run for two- to three weeks, and the Operation Spicer public inquiry is expected to take at least four weeks.
Commissioner the Hon Megan Latham will preside at the directions hearing and the public inquiries. Counsel Assisting the Commission will be Mr Geoffrey Watson SC and Mr Greg O'Mahoney.
Media contact: ICAC Manager Communications & Media, Nicole Thomas, 02 8281 5799 / 0417 467 801
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Monday 8 September 2014
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) OPERATION SPICER witness list for week commencing 8 September 2014 - witness cheat sheet UPDATED
NSW ICAC OPERATION SPICER witness list for week commencing 8 September 2014:
Monday 8 September
Mark Neeham - former State Director of the New South Wales Liberal Party, executive director polling/lobbying firm Crosby Textor
Michael Photios - member of the NSW Liberal Party's state executive until September 2013, contracted by Australian Water Holdings in 2011 to lobby NSW O’Farrell Government, chairman of registered lobbyist company Premier State Consulting Pty Ltd
Michael Yabsley - former Liberal NSW MLC and former minister in the Greiner Government, former Honorary Federal Treasurer of Liberal Party of Australia and former member of the party's Federal Finance Committee, CEO Australia Gulf Council, founding director of Government Relations Australia now merged into GRACosway lobbyists for mining interests such as AGL, MMG & QGC
John Pegg - member of the three-man panel appointed by NSW Premier Mike Baird to take control of the state party’s finances, property and fundraising in the wake evidence before ICAC
Nicholas Jones – electoral officer of Gary Edwards, the NSW Liberal MP for Swansea who moved to the cross bench, after allegations during evidence that he had received an unlawful political donation
Tuesday 9 September
Barry O'Farrell - NSW Liberal MP for Ku-ring-gai, resigned as Premier and Minister for Western Sydney effective 17 April 2014 and moved to the back bench when it was proven that he had not told the truth when giving evidence at a NSW Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Operation Credo hearing in relation to an undeclared $3,000 gift from the then CEO of Australian Water Holdings.
Nicholas Campbell - director at The Dame Patty Menzies Liberal Foundation Ltd
Natasha McLaren-Jones - Liberal Party NSW MLC since March 2011
Natasha McLaren-Jones - Liberal Party NSW MLC since March 2011
Lee Brinkmeyer - political donor to NSW Liberal Party, Queanbeyan property developer with Elmslea Development, possibly related to land speculator and former president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Liberal Party Alex Brinkmeyer
Mark Vaile – former Nationals MP for Lyne, former leader of the Federal National Party and deputy prime minister, Independent Non-Executive Director at Whitehaven Coal Ltd, shareholder in Whitehaven through Wendmar Pty Ltd
Anthony Bandle - chartered accountant Bandle McAneney & Co, trustee of Canberra-based associated entity Free Enterprise Foundation, previously called as a witness in Operation Spicer hearing in May 2014
Wednesday 10 September
Not sitting day
Thursday 11
September 2014
Wayne Brown - NSW Liberal party state
executive member
Aaron Henry - member
of the Liberal Party and former staffer with Liberal MP for The
Entrance Chris Spence now sitting on the cross benches as an independent
after expulsion from the party
Robert Webster
- former NSW
Planning and Energy Minister in Greiner Coalition Government
Friday 12
September 2014
Craig Baumann - NSW
Liberal MP for Port Stephens previously mentioned in evidence given during Operation Spicer
Jeff McCloy – property developer, Chairman
of the McCloy Group, former Newcastle mayor who resigned his mayoral
position due to admissions that he had made to ICAC that he had made unlawful
political donations to the NSW Liberal Party
Hilton Grugeon - millionaire NSW property
developer and owner of the Hunter Advantage company, co-founder of Hunter
Land Pty Ltd
Vincent Heufel – accountant, Heufel
Partners Business Advisers Pty Ltd
Richard Shields - General Manager Government and
Stakeholder Relations at Insurance Council Of Australia, former Metgasco
Ltd External Relations Manager, former Deputy Director of the Liberal Party of
Australia (NSW Division) and former Interim State Director
Ray Carter - former
electorate officer for then NSW Resources and Energy
Minister Chris Hartcher
Arthur
Sinodinos - Federal Liberal Senator for NSW and Assistant Treasurer in the Abbott
Government - not fulfilling assistant treasurer duties for the duration
of the ICAC Operation Credo and Operation Spicer investigations, after allegations concerning the corporation
Australia Water Holdings of which he was a director were made during Operation Credo
Monday 5 May 2014
NSW ICAC Operation Spicer Week Two - running sheet and witness list outline
To date one NSW Premier has resigned, one NSW minister has resigned and been suspended from the Liberal Party, one NSW Minister has resigned, one NSW Liberal MLC has resigned from a parliamentary position and stood aside, two NSW MPs been suspended from the Liberal Party and one Liberal federal senator has stood aside, as a result of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Operation Credo and Operation Spicer investigations.
They are:
Barry O’Farrell - MP for Kur-ing-gai, former NSW Premier & Minister for Western Sydney until his resignation on 17 April 2014
Chris Hartcher - NSW MP for Terrigal, Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for the Central Coast & Special Minister of State until 9 December 2013 and now suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW)
Mike Gallacher – NSW MLC and, NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services until his resignation on 2 May 2014
Marie Ficarra - Member of the NSW Legislative Council and, a former parliamentary secretary until 17 April 2014
Darren Webber – MP for Wyong now suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW)
Christopher Spence – MP for The Entrance now suspended from the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW)
Arthur Sinodinis - Federal Senator for NSW and Assistant Treasurer in the Abbott Government (not fulfilling assistant treasurer duties for the duration of the investigations)
Operation Spicer enters its second week today.
Operation Spicer is an investigation into:…whether, between April 2009 and April 2012, certain members of parliament including Christopher Hartcher, Darren Webber and Christopher Spence, along with others including Timothy Koelma and Raymond Carter, corruptly solicited, received, and concealed payments from various sources in return for certain members of parliament favouring the interests of those responsible for the payments.
The Commission is also examining whether, between December 2010 and November 2011, certain members of parliament, including those mentioned above, and others, including Raymond Carter, solicited, received and failed to disclose political donations from companies, including prohibited donors, contrary to the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.
Further allegations include whether Eightbyfive, a business operated by Mr Koelma entered into agreements with each of a series of entities including Australian Water Holdings Pty Ltd (AWH), whereby each entity made regular payments to Eightbyfive, purportedly for the provision of media, public relations and other services and advice, in return for which Mr Hartcher favoured the interests of the respective entity.
The ICAC is also investigating the circumstances in which false allegations of corruption were made against senior SWC executives….
NSW ICAC Operation Spicer Witness List For Week Two:
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
Troy Palmer - chief executive of Hunter Sports Group, Chief Financial Officer of Patinack and a Buildev Group director
David Sharpe - one of the co-owners of Buildev
Nabil Gazal – Gazcorp director Sydney property developer
Nicholas Gazal – Gazcorp director Sydney property developer
Eric Koelma – brother to Tim Koelma creator of the ‘slush fund’ corporation, Eightbyfive
Grahame Young - CEO of Tesrol property group
Gary Bonaccorso – Sydney property developer
Doug Sneddon - planning consultant
Doug Sneddon - planning consultant
Anthony Bandle – trustee of Liberal and National Parties’ Canberra-based associated entity Free Enterprise Foundation
John Abel – NSW Liberal Party member and factional identity within the party
Tony Merhi - property developer and alleged Liberal Party donor
Marie Ficarra - Member of the NSW Legislative Council and, a former parliamentary secretary until 17 April 2014
Peter McConnell - former chief of staff to former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell
Tony Merhi - property developer and alleged Liberal Party donor
Marie Ficarra - Member of the NSW Legislative Council and, a former parliamentary secretary until 17 April 2014
Peter McConnell - former chief of staff to former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell
Nick Di Girolamo - Liberal Party fundraiser, managing partner at Colin Biggers & Paisley until February 2007 after which he joined Australian Water Holdings as CEO and shareholder
Removed from Week Two List:
Paul Nicolaou - principal fundraiser for the New South Wales Liberal Party and former chairman of the fundraising associated entity Millennium Forum
Arthur Sinodinos – Federal Liberal Party Senator for New South Wales and Assistant Treasurer (not performing the duties of an assistant treasurer for the duration of the investigations)
Mark Neeham - former State Director of the New South Wales Liberal Party
Simon McInnes - Finance Director of the New South Wales Liberal Party
Labels:
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Monday 1 September 2014
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption Operation Spicer Witness List for week commencing 1 September 2014 -UPDATED
NSW ICAC Operation Spicer witness list for week commencing 1 September 2014
Monday 1 September 2014
Joe Tripodi -
former NSW Labor MP for Fairfield and Minister for Ports and Waterways, in 2010
announced that he would not stand at the 2011 state election after corruption
allegations made in ICAC Operation Cyrus hearings concerning his
actions as minister
Ross Cadell - NSW Nationals regional
co-ordinator, director at R & S Cadell Pty Ltd, manages
the trading arm of family businesses including Tiny Tutus Pty Ltd, Tutu
Central and P1 Race Engineering
Kristina Keneally - former Labor MP for
Heffron and former NSW Premier
Ian McNamara - chief of staff to
Opposition Leader John Robertson, stood aside while Operation Spicer continues
Eric Roozendaal - former NSW Labor MLC for
and NSW Treasurer, suspended from the Labor Party in 2012 during an ICAC
investigation into an inducement he accepted, resigned from Parliament in 2013,
now working for a Chinese development company
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Eric Roozendaal - former NSW Labor
MLC for and NSW Treasurer, suspended from the Labor Party in 2012 during an
ICAC investigation into an inducement he accepted, resigned from Parliament in
2013, now working for a Chinese development company
Chris Hartcher - former NSW Liberal Party
MP for Terrigal and former NSW Resources and Energy now sitting on the cross
benches as an independent MP after expulsion from the party
Bart Basset - NSW Liberal MP for
Londonderry who moved to the cross bench after ICAC commissioner
Megan Latham announced that new evidence had emerged to widen the inquiry's
scope to examine whether Nathan Tinkler's firm Buildev tried to influence Mr
Bassett
Wednesday 3 September 2014
Bart Basset - NSW Liberal MP for
Londonderry who moved to the cross bench after ICAC commissioner
Megan Latham announced that new evidence had emerged to widen the inquiry's
scope to examine whether Nathan Tinkler's firm Buildev tried to influence Mr
Bassett
Mark
Regent - Buildev project manager on the
Redbank North Richmond Joint Venture regional housing project
Matt Kelly - Newcastle Herald journalist
Matt Kelly - Newcastle Herald journalist
Gary Edwards - NSW Liberal
MP for Swansea on 14 August 2014 announced he had moved to the cross bench,
after allegations during evidence that he had received an unlawful political
donation
Michael Gallacher - NSW Liberal MLC who
resigned as Minister for Police and Emergency Services on 2 May 2014 after
being named as one of the subjects of ICAC’s Operation
Spicer investigation, suspended from the Liberal Party and moved to the
cross bench
Victor Yee - unknown
Mark Ryan – director of
public affairs at Westfield Corporation and a director of the Lowy Institute
for International Policy
Robert Webster – Korn Ferry chairman, Brickworks Ltd
independent director and former NSW Nationals planning minister
Thursday 4 September 2014
Robert Milner – chairman
of Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited, chairman and major shareholder in
Brickworks Ltd
Lindsay Partridge – Liberal Party member, Austral Bricks
managing director and CEO at Brickworks Ltd which are part-owned by
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited
Lee Brinkmeyer - political donor to NSW Liberal Party, Queanbeyan property developer with Elmslea Development, possibly related to
land speculator and former president of the Queanbeyan branch of the Liberal
Party Alex Brinkmeyer
Mark Neeham - former State Director of
the New South Wales Liberal Party , executive director polling/lobbying
firm Crosby Textor
Simon McInnes - Finance Director of the
New South Wales Liberal Party
Paul Nicolaou – was principal fundraiser for the New
South Wales Liberal Party, former chairman of the Liberal Party fundraising
associated entity Millennium Forum, former chief executive of the NSW branch of
the Australian Hotels Association
Friday 5 September 2014
Philip Christensen - former Whitehaven Coal board member, heads
Baker & McKenzie Brisbane law office
Natasha McLaren-Jones - Liberal Party NSW MLC
since March 2011
Michael Photios - member of the NSW
Liberal Party's state executive until September 2013, contracted by Australian
Water Holdings in 2011 to lobby NSW O’Farrell Government
Michael Yabsley - former Liberal NSW MLC
and former minister in the Greiner Government, former Honorary Federal
Treasurer of Liberal Party of Australia and former member Federal Finance
Committee, CEO Australia Gulf Council, founder and director
of Government Relations Australia
Labels:
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Monday 25 August 2014
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) OPERATION SPICER witness list for week commencing 25 August 2014 - cheat sheet (updated)
NSW ICAC OPERATION SPICER witness list for week commencing 25 August 2014
Monday 25 August 2014
David Sharpe - former co-owner and executive at BuildDev property developer
Tuesday 26 August 2014
John Hart - chairman of the North Sydney Forum, a fund-raising entity attached to the Liberal Party federal electoral conference in Australian Treasurer Hockey's seat of North Sydney and, CEO of Restaurant and Catering Australia, the national lobby group for the hospitality industry Removed from witness list for second week in a row
David Sharpe - former co-owner and executive at BuildDev property developer
Warwick Watkins – former CEO of NSW Land and Property Management Authority and current director of consultancy business WW & Associates Pty Ltd Removed from witness list this week
Wednesday 27 August 2014
Ross Cadell - NSW Nationals regional co-ordinator, director at R & S Cadell Pty Ltd, manages the trading arm of family businesses including Tiny Tutus Pty Ltd, Tutu Central and P1 Race Engineering Removed from witness list this week
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
Thursday 28 August 2014
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
The following removed from this week's witness list:
Friday 29 August 2014
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
David Simmons - former Federal Labor MP for Calare, current director of David Simmons Corporate Communications which lists the Buildev Group as a client
Nathan Tinkler - part-owner of Buildev Pty Limited, former Patinack Farm horse stud owner and mining magnate
Tony Kelly - former NSW Labor MLC, former Minister for Lands and later Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Production, he resigned from parliament after an ICAC investigation found that he had acted corruptly when Minister for Lands
Joe Tripodi - former NSW Labor MP for Fairfield and Minister for Ports and Waterways, in 2010 announced that he would not stand at the 2011 state election after corruption allegations made in ICAC Operation Cyrus hearings concerning his actions as minister
The following removed from this week's witness list:
Darren Williams - development manager at the Buildev Group and a sponsor of the Sydney-based Liberal Party associated entity The Millennium Forum in 2008
David Simmons - former Federal Labor MP for Calare, current director of David Simmons Corporate Communications which lists the Buildev Group as a client
Nathan Tinkler - part-owner of Buildev Pty Limited, former Patinack Farm horse stud owner and mining magnate
Tony Kelly - former NSW Labor MLC, former Minister for Lands and later Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Production, he resigned from parliament after an ICAC investigation found that he had acted corruptly when Minister for Lands
Joe Tripodi - former NSW Labor MP for Fairfield and Minister for Ports and Waterways, in 2010 announced that he would not stand at the 2011 state election after corruption allegations made in ICAC Operation Cyrus hearings concerning his actions as minister
The following removed from this week's witness list:
Wednesday 24 December 2014
IN LIMBO: NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption reports on Operation Credo & Operation Spicer investigations
To misquote a well known saying; the mills of justice grind slowly. So it is likely that voters in New South Wales will cast their ballots in the 28 March 2015 state election without knowing the Commission's recommendations regarding those politicians, political staffers and businessmen identified as having behaved in an allegedly corrupt manner.
These three media releases and one newspaper article encapsulate the legal difficulties facing current and possibly future corruption investigations by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.
ICAC Operation Hale
public inquiry
Friday 5 December 2014
Today's majority decision of the NSW
Court of Appeal with respect to the NSW Independent Commission Against
Corruption (ICAC)'s Operation Hale public inquiry fundamentally affects the
scope of the Commission's powers to conduct investigations into corrupt
conduct.
It is critical to the exercise of the
Commission's powers generally that the construction of section 8 of the ICAC
Act is settled.
Accordingly, the ICAC will seek leave
to appeal to the High Court of Australia.
The Commission will be making no
further comment at this stage.
Media contact: ICAC Manager
Communications & Media, Nicole Thomas, 02 8281 5799 / 0417 467 801
Statement regarding
Operations Credo and Spicer
Friday 5 December 2014
The majority decision in Cunneen v ICAC [2014] NSWCA 421
fundamentally alters the basis of the Commission's powers with respect to
significant parts of Operations Credo and Spicer.
The Commission is seeking
special leave in the High Court of Australia as a matter of urgency.
Until the proceedings are
resolved, the Commission will not complete the reports in Operations Credo and
Spicer.
The Commission will be making no
further comment at this stage.
Media contact: ICAC Manager
Communications & Media, Nicole Thomas, 02 8281 5799 / 0417 467 801
COURTROOM, LEVEL 23
Law Courts Building,
Queen's Square, Sydney
FRIDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2014
AT 2:15 PM
BEFORE HIS HONOUR CHIEF
JUSTICE FRENCH
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION V CUNNEEN & ORS
Matt Grey
Deputy Registrar
The
Sydney Morning Herald 12 December 2014:
The High
Court is set to have the final say about whether the Independent Commission
Against Corruption can investigate Crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen over
allegations she perverted the course of justice.
Chief Justice
Robert French on Friday referred the commission's application for special leave
to appeal a ruling shutting down its investigation into Ms Cunneen, SC, to the
full court of the High Court, which will hear the appeal in March.
Saturday 6 December 2014
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption seeks urgent hearing in Australian High Court to confirm and protect its investigative powers
On 30 October 2014 the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced a public inquiry into allegations concerning alleged corrupt conduct by a senior public official.
This inquiry known as Operation Hale was due to commence on 10 November 2014 and run over a two-day period.
However, by 10 November 2014 the NSW Supreme Court had handed down its judgment in Cunneen and Ors v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2014] NSWSC 1571.
The Court found against the plaintiffs; Margaret Cunneen, Stephen Wyllie and Sophia Tilley – concluding that:
118. It follows from the above that the plaintiffs have not made out the issues raised in their summons and that their summons should be dismissed. I have not heard argument as to costs and accordingly, I will give the parties an opportunity to make submissions on that issue and I reserve my decision as to costs.
119. The orders which I make are as follows:
(1) The plaintiffs' summons is dismissed.
(2) Costs are reserved.
As an appeal was foreshadowed ICAC agreed to delay the commencement of Operation Hale hearings.
On 18 November 2014 in Cunneen v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2014] NSWCA 421 the NSW Court of Appeal found for the plaintiffs - concluding:
123 The applicants are
entitled to the relief sought in the summons, to the extent of a declaration
that the Commission had no authority to investigate the matter identified in
the summons by reference to the general scope and purpose of the proposed
public inquiry and the nature of the allegation or complaint being
investigated.
209 I agree with Basten JA that there was no power for ICAC to conduct an investigation into the allegation as described in the summons issued pursuant to s 35 of the ICAC Act because the alleged conduct did not fall within the definition of "corrupt conduct" in s 8(2) of the Act. I agree that the orders proposed by Basten JA should be made.
Neither judgement addressed the matter of whether the alleged incident occurred. ABC News reports that; Ms Cunneen has denied allegations she told her son Stephen Wyllie's girlfriend, Sophia Tilley, to pretend to have chest pains to avoid a blood-alcohol test after a car crash.
On 5 December 2014 ICAC issued the following statements:
ICAC Operation Hale
public inquiry
Friday 5 December 2014
Today's majority decision of the NSW
Court of Appeal with respect to the NSW Independent Commission Against
Corruption (ICAC)'s Operation Hale public inquiry fundamentally affects the
scope of the Commission's powers to conduct investigations into corrupt conduct.
It is critical to the exercise of the
Commission's powers generally that the construction of section 8 of the ICAC
Act is settled.
Accordingly, the ICAC will seek leave
to appeal to the High Court of Australia.
The Commission will be making no further
comment at this stage.
Media contact: ICAC Manager
Communications & Media, Nicole Thomas, 02 8281 5799 / 0417 467 801
Statement regarding
Operations Credo and Spicer
Friday 5 December 2014
The majority decision in Cunneen v ICAC [2014] NSWCA 421 fundamentally
alters the basis of the Commission's powers with respect to significant parts
of Operations Credo and Spicer.
The Commission is seeking
special leave in the High Court of Australia as a matter of urgency.
Until the proceedings are
resolved, the Commission will not complete the reports in Operations Credo and
Spicer.
The Commission will be making no
further comment at this stage.
Media contact: ICAC Manager
Communications & Media, Nicole Thomas, 02 8281 5799 / 0417 467 801
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