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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose New South Wales state correspondent

NSW planning official referred to corruption watchdog Icac over house purchase allegation

Alister Henskens
Former NSW Coalition minister Alister Henskens has raised corruption allegations using parliamentary privilege that will be referred to Icac. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The New South Wales government will refer claims of serious misconduct by a senior planning bureaucrat to the corruption watchdog Icac after concerns were raised by a former Coalition minister speaking under parliamentary privilege.

The Liberal MP for Wahroonga, Alister Henskens, on Thursday evening told parliament he had received “credible evidence” to suggest the planning department official had used insider information for personal gain through the government’s housing plan.

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