The disgraced former NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has told a corruption inquiry that his relationship with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian began in 2014, earlier than both had previously stated.
Key points:
- ICAC is investigating if Daryl Maguire used his position as an MP for financial gain
- He gave evidence in closed hearing yesterday about the start of his relationship with the Premier
- The Commission apologised for accidentally uploading the transcript to its website
He made the admission yesterday while the inquiry was in private session.
Mr Maguire at one point said the relationship started in 2013 but later clarified that it became a close personal relationship in 2014.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) this afternoon ordered that a transcript of that part of his evidence be released publicly.
It was posted on the ICAC website this evening.
On Monday, Ms Berejiklian gave evidence to the ICAC that the relationship started about the time of the NSW election in 2015.
The corruption watchdog is investigating whether Mr Maguire, a former Wagga Wagga MP, used his position for financial gain.
Yesterday a transcript of the closed session of questioning was mistakenly published on the ICAC website but removed less than an hour later.
An investigation is now underway into how the publication occurred.
Mr Maguire yesterday faced questioning about his secret "on-again, off-again" personal relationship with Ms Berejiklian.
This morning Assistant Commissioner Ruth McColl apologised to the Premier and Mr Maguire for the transcript being "inadvertently" uploaded.
Ms Berejiklian's barrister, Arthur Moses SC, also requested ICAC investigate who may have downloaded the transcript in the period it was available online, describing it as a "violation" of the Premier's privacy and security.
Ms Berejiklian's judgment has come under intense scrutiny since she revealed the relationship while giving evidence to ICAC on Monday.
On Wednesday she survived two no-confidence motions in NSW Parliament.
The inquiry has heard a number of telephone intercepts between Mr Maguire and Ms Berejiklian in which he is heard telling her about his business dealings.
But Ms Berejiklian has maintained that she was never informed on the details and never became involved in his financial affairs.
Read the transcript of Mr Maguire's evidence during yesterday's closed hearing.
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