Government covered legal bills for five Operation Rosny participants
Five applications for government legal help during the ICAC's Operation Rosny inquiry were approved. Some recipients won't say they got it.
When ministers and public officials face the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, they can apply for government help with legal costs. A freedom of information request found five approved applications from Operation Rosny, the ICAC inquiry into corrupt political donations.
The inquiry sat for 38 days over ten weeks. Former Building Commissioner David Chandler confirmed he got some help.
He said he believed he was entitled to it. Ex-finance minister Damien Tudehope applied but got no reply.
Former police minister David Elliott refused to say if he was approved. The other recipients' identities stay unknown.
They could be unnamed politicians who gave evidence in private closed hearings.
- 38 days over 10 weeks
- Sitting days
- 5 legal assistance approvals
- Approved applications
- David Chandler
- Confirmed recipients
- Damien Tudehope
- Unanswered applicant
Why it mattersPublic money paid for lawyers for officials under investigation. But the secrecy means voters can't see who got help or how much it cost.
AustraliaNSW taxpayers funded legal representation for officials at the state's ICAC inquiry, but the government has kept most of the details secret.
Corroborated bywatoday.com.au·brisbanetimes.com.au
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