The then premier admitted she 'stuffed up' by secretly having a relationship with Mr Maguire from 2015 to August 2020. Ms Berejiklian had refused to resign after her secret relationship with Mr Maguire was first revealed at an earlier ICAC hearing in October last year. Witnesses will give evidence via audio-visual link wherever possible due to Covid-19. ICAC is investigating whether Ms Berejiklian engaged in a 'breach of public trust' or encouraged corrupt behaviour during her relationship with Mr Maguire. Mr Baird's onetime chief of staff Nigel Blunden will be called, as will Director at the Office of Sport, Michael Toohey, and Paul Doorn, the CEO of Venues NSW. Ms Berejiklian has rarely been seen since resigning on October 1 after ICAC announced it was investigating whether she breached the public trust during her five-year relationship with Mr Maguire.Ī number of public servants will give evidence before Mr Baird is due in the witness box on Wednesday. Bird is pictured court in April 2009 after his original conviction, since set aside Mr Walker won an acquittal for rugby league player Greg Bird after a magistrate had jailed the former State of Origin regular for allegedly glassing his then girlfriend Katie Milligan. He produced a report into the poor performance of Australia's swimming team after it won just one gold at the 2012 London Olympics, the country's lowest tally in 20 years.Īnd he won an acquittal for rugby league player Greg Bird in the NSW District Court after a magistrate had jailed the former State of Origin regular for allegedly glassing his then girlfriend Katie Milligan.Īmong the witnesses to give evidence at ICAC will be former former premier Mike Baird and Stuart Ayres, the Minister for Trade and Industry and deputy leader of the Liberals in Mr Perrottet's new ministry. He oversaw a Special Commission of Inquiry last year after at least 900 passengers and crew on the Ruby Princess cruise ship were infected with Covid-19. Mr Walker also acted for tobacco companies in their unsuccessful fight against plain cigarette packaging. He helped the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang challenge the validity of South Australia's anti-bikie laws and tried to stop the founder of the Rebels' Tasmanian chapter being deported. Gladys Berejiklian departs after giving evidence at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption on October 12 last year Last year Mr Walker provided legal advice to ICAC as it sought an overhaul of the way it was funded, which Mr Walker found might be unlawful. He has called for ICAC to be stripped of the power to make public findings of corruption against the subjects of investigations, stating it threatened the concept of a fair trial. Mr Walker, who has described himself as a social democrat, has his own history with ICAC, having both criticised and acted for the controversial agency. The lawyer predicted Mr Walker would necessarily be relying heavily on Ms Callan's work behind the scenes at ICAC. 'He's the go-to guy for people with money and for big companies, for anything,' one lawyer said. The former premier's secret relationship was revealed on October 12 last year when tapped phone calls between her Mr Maguire (pictured together) were played at a corruption inquiryĪs an advocate Mr Walker is known for his meticulous preparation and as a brilliant strategist rather than for theatrical performances or flashy courtroom antics. Ms Callan is best known known for prosecuting former Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald over matters arising from ICAC inquiries. Mr Walker will be assisted by Sophie Callan, who was one of 26 NSW barristers to be appointed senior counsel last year. While Ms Berejiklian is not listed as a witness at the hearing next week she will have Mr Walker protecting her interests. Mr Walker advised the then premier she could legally stay in her job while the investigation continued but she resigned on October 1 and was replaced by Dominic Perrottet. Ms Berejiklian had sought Mr Walker's advice after being told by ICAC she would be named as a person of interest in its Operation Keppel inquiry. There's no way that he would ever do it.' 'There might be an ethical issue but it doesn't even matter,' one Sydney lawyer said. legal sources said it would be a 'bad look' if he continued to act for her. Ms Berejiklian was represented at an earlier ICAC hearing by Arthur Moses SC and they subsequently began a relationship. Ms Callan (pictured) is best known known for prosecuting former Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald over matters arising from ICAC inquiries
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