NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian could be under further investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption over the Daryl Maguire matter, according to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
The Australian newspaper reported the premier was personally briefed in July 2018 that two ministerial advisers were making disclosures to corruption investigators about her then-boyfriend's alleged misconduct.
Despite that, the premier continued what she described as a "close personal relationship" for another two years until she was summoned to an ICAC hearing in 2020.
Mr Clennell said “the clue is contained in answer to a call for papers by One Nation MP Mark Latham in relation to disgraced former MP, and Ms Berejiklian's former boyfriend, Daryl Maguire”.
The arbiter of the decision to release documents to the upper house, Keith Mason, wrote: ‘ICAC has indicated it has no concerns with the publication of thirteen of these documents. As to those identified in items 2 and 7 of the index ICAC has requested that they not be made publicly available at this point in time, providing reasons that I consider appropriate'.
Mr Clennell said those two documents appear to relate to the Daryl Maguire matter, two weeks after he appeared at ICAC and are defined as: ‘Briefing to the Premier, Provision of Information to the ICAC (with attachments) on the 23rd and 27th July 2018’.
“I questioned ICAC concerning whether they were investigating the premier yesterday and a spokeswoman said: ‘The commission cannot confirm or deny if it is undertaking investigations and we have no further comment'."
