Report findings8/24/2023 One of the issues was that Berejiklian gave her evidence under objection. It described the barriers to doing so as “formidable”. 04.10 BST Proving Berejiklian's mental state a 'considerable obstacle' to prosecution: IcacĪs we’ve reported earlier, Icac did not recommend asking the DPP to consider prosecuting Berejiklian. Optus, which created a new executive role for Berejiklian in February last year, said there are no immediate changes to Berejiklian’s executive position at Optus. He also agreed with the report’s findings that Berejiklian should have disclosed her personal relationship with Maguire. He said initial observations of the report showed the behaviour of former MP Daryl Maguire was “reprehensible”. Opposition leader Mark Speakman described the delays in delivering the Icac findings as “unacceptable”. He also said he does not believe there should be an “automatic” resignation of people who are the subjects of Icac investigations. Premier Chris Minns said he is open to considering reforms of the watchdog. Icac made 18 recommendations in the report, including training MPs and their staff and improving the integrity of grant schemes. Icac also found Daryl Maguire misused his role as an MP to advance his own financial interests and the interests of his associates. Gladys Berejiklian said in her first public statement following the findings that the report is being examined by her legal team and nothing in the report demonstrates she has not worked her hardest in the public interest of the people of NSW.ĭaryl Maguire was found to have engaged in corrupt conduct between 20 when he “improperly used his office, and the resources to which he had access as a member of Parliament (MP), to benefit G8wayInternational Pty Ltd. It also found Gladys Berejiklian failed to notify Icac of her suspicion that Daryl Maguire had “engaged in activities which concerned, or might have concerned, corrupt conduct”. The report found that Gladys Berejiklian engaged in corrupt conduct by breaching public trust in 20 over grants to the Australian Clay Target Association, based in Daryl Maguire’s electorate, without disclosing her personal relationship to Maguire. But it said it does not want the DPP to consider prosecuting Gladys Berejiklian given the conduct was not serious enough to warrant prosecution. ![]() ![]() Icac will seek the advice of prosecutors about whether a criminal case should be pursued against Daryl Maguire. Icac made findings of serious corrupt conduct against the former premier Gladys Berejiklian and ex-Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire. That’s where we’ll leave the blog for today – thanks for joining our live coverage on the findings of Operation Keppel. 07.31 BST What we learned: Icac hands down Berejiklian findings
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