The state’s corruption watchdog has found no evidence of corrupt conduct in the public service recruitment of John Barilaro to a lucrative overseas trade posting in New York last year
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John Barilaro at last year’s parliamentary inquiry examining his recruitment as US trade commissioner.The ICAC considered whether former trade minister Stuart Ayres, former department boss Amy Brown or any other public official breached public trust, exercised their official functions dishonestly or partially, or adversely affected the honest or impartial exercise of official functions by any public official in recruiting Barilaro.
Upper house Nationals MP Wes Fang, who represented the government on the inquiry, said ICAC’s decision to close its investigation was vindication for Barilaro, adding that his former leader had been denied procedural fairness. An earlier review by former NSW public service commissioner Graeme Head also found the process was not conducted at arm’s length from government.
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