Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has been unsuccessful in clearing her name of serious corruption findings in a decision handed down at the NSW Court of Appeal on Friday. Chief Justice Andrew Bell delivered his decision on Friday, concluding the former state Liberal leader breached public trust through her covert romance with disgraced party colleague Daryl Maguire.
deemed the corrupt conduct included her sitting on a cabinet committee tasked with considering millions of dollars worth of funding arrangements pushed by Maguire for his Wagga Wagga electorate. During Berejiklian’s NSW Court of Appeal bid, her barrister Bret Walker SC argued the personal relationships of ministers did not automatically equate to corruption. “Our ministers are not members of enclosed religious orders,” he told three judges during hearings in February.
barrister Stephen Free SC argued there was a rational foundation for finding Berejiklian had been influenced by her desire to maintain or advance her relationship with Maguire. More to come ... - With AAP
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