NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced her resignation, after the state’s corruption watchdog revealed that she was under investigation.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is probing whether Ms Berejiklian breached public trust when she awarded grants to several community organisations between 2012 and 2018.
It will hold public hearings later this month to investigate whether there was a conflict between Ms Berejiklian’s public duties and private interests when she was in a personal relationship with then-MP Daryl Maguire.
The ICAC will hold public hearings as part of Operation Keppel from Monday, October 18.
The Premier will be questioned about grants awarded or promised to the Australian Clay Target Association in Wagga Wagga and to the Riverina Conservatorium of Music in Wagga Wagga at a time when Mr Maguire was the local member.
The hearings will examine whether the Ms Berejiklian breached public trust by failing to report anything in relation to her then boyfriend Mr Maguire that she suspected could constitute corrupt conduct.
The ICAC is also investigating whether Mr Maguire used his position as a member of the NSW Parliament to gain an improper benefit for himself and his associates.
Mr Maguire, who Ms Berejiklian had a "close personal relationship" with for five years, resigned from Parliament in disgrace in 2018.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-01/icac-investigating-gladys-berejiklian-daryl-maguire/100506956
