Star Entertainment's top risk and legal manager has denied claiming legal professional privilege over a KPMG report critical of the gaming giant's anti-money laundering program to shield it from regulators.
A royal-commission-style inquiry into the fitness of Star to hold a Sydney casino licence has so far prompted the resignation of Star CEO Matt Bekier, and led to calls for a similar inquiry into the ASX-listed company's two Queensland casinos.
Paula Martin, Star's chief legal and risk officer, resumed in the witness stand on Tuesday and was quizzed over an independent KPMG report produced in 2018 that was critical of the casino's anti-money laundering processes at the time.