The NSW public sector corruption watchdog is holding a public inquiry into allegations transport department employees received kickbacks for contracts.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating whether, since 2012, Transport for NSW staff have been awarding contracts to or favouring companies in return for benefits.
The corruption allegations came to light after a TfNSW employee – tasked with vetting companies during the department’s maintenance and delivery tender process – began to question the basis on which the contracts were being awarded.
They subsequently made an internal complaint and later provided a statement to ICAC. That statement is understood to have sparked a covert investigation – Operation Wyvern.
The general scope and purpose of the public inquiry – which begins on Monday 14 July – is to gather evidence relevant to the allegations being investigated.
The six-week inquiry will be held in ICAC’s headquarters in Sydney’s CBD. Chief Commissioner John Hatzistergos will head the inquiry, and counsel assisting the commission will be Rob Ranken and Gráinne Marsden.
The public will be able to view the proceedings at ICAC HQ or via the livestream on the commission’s website.
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