Icac: Barry O’Farrell called to give evidence at AWH inquiry
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Version 0 of 1. The NSW premier, Barry O'Farrell, has been called to give evidence before a corruption inquiry into a water company. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) has reached the final week of an investigation into Australian Water Holdings (AWH) and allegations the company corruptly billed Sydney Water for lavish salaries, limousine travel and luxury hotel stays. O'Farrell will give evidence on Tuesday. Counsel assisting, Geoffrey Watson, SC, told the inquiry on Monday he had been "in two minds" as to whether O'Farrell should be called. "(However) there have been things that have developed that make me think that he should be called, or that he must be called," he said. The public inquiry has already heard evidence from O'Farrell's former chief of staff Peter McConnell, Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos, three former NSW premiers and ex-Labor MP Eddie Obeid, whose family allegedly had a secret stake in AWH. |