I.C.A.C. INDEPENDENT
COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION
Grant, the
independence of I.C.A.C. is being question by many. i.e. The pat on the wrist Former Minister for Fisheries Eddie
Obeid received for failing to declare his Pecuniary Interests 154 times.
But by far the
greatest force was the original enquiry into the Liverpool City Council’s Oasis
Development, which I believe should have been investigated by an Independent
Judicial Body, for the following reasons;
- Commissioner Irene Moss standing
down from the I.C.A.C. enquiry re; her husbands involvement in the Oasis
project via the Macquarie Bank’s interest in same.
- Whoever was responsible for setting
the anorexic terms of reference for the original Oasis enquiry, whether it
was Justice Minister John Hatzistergos, who at the time was the Chairman
of the Committee overseeing I.C.A.C.
Attorney General Bob Debus, Premier Carr or all three, it was a
questionable and irresponsible act.
- Where elected Members or their Bureaucrats
are under investigation, it should be transferred to an Independent Body,
to alleviate all suspicions that the Government of the day, may arrange
the strength or weakness of the Terms of Reference as they presently do
for I.C.A.C. enquiries.
- The Labor controlled Liverpool
Council with Former Neville Wran Minister, George Pacuillo as Mayor faced
the original I.C.A.C. enquiry which was hamstringed with an anorexic terms
of reference which was drawn up by the Carr Government.
- To this day, we do not know who
financed the overpayment in the salary cap breaches to the Bulldog
players. Was it the Liverpool
Council using resident/ratepayers rates or was it one of the Oasis
developers? Grant, the proof is in
the eating, re; Political enquiries by I.C.A.C. How wide was the Terms of Reference for former Minister for
Gaming and Racing, Richard Face, when originally investigated?
A copy of the
Transcript of Phil Tzavellas on the Grant Goldman Breakfast 2SM and Relays
5:40am Monday November 3, 2003.
Kind regards
Phil Tzavellas
Phil Tzavellas
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