Public servant who recruited for NY role taken by John Barilaro to appear at inquiry for second time

Amy Brown in her first appearance before the inquiry into John Barilaro’s appointment in June, where she said she was told to ‘unwind’ an offer for the New York job to a businesswoman. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

A senior New South Wales public servant tasked with recruiting for a New York trade role awarded to John Barilaro will appear before a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday to answer further questions about the process after the release of additional documents.

The chief executive of Investment NSW, Amy Brown, told the inquiry in June that she was told to “unwind” a verbal offer of the role to prominent businesswoman after a “government decision” to make the role a ministerial appointment. However that decision was later reversed and a second round of public service recruitment conducted. Brown said she was committed to the core values of the public service and was confident she had fulfilled her duties in relation to Barilaro’s appointment.