Gladys Berejiklian loses legal challenge against Icac serious corrupt conduct finding

Former NSW premier sought review of corruption watchdog decision that she failed to declare a personal conflict of interest regarding two government grants

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The former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian has lost her legal challenge against an anti-corruption watchdog finding that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”.

Berejiklian had argued the finding by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) was invalid because the commissioner was no longer at Icac when the findings were handed down.

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