NSW: Maritime paid $10,000 for lawyer's private searches: ICAC

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2010
NSW: Maritime paid $10,000 for lawyer's private searches: ICAC

An ICAC inquiry's heard a senior lawyer for NSW Maritime ran up a 10 thousand dollar
bill for legal searches for her private conveyancing business .. all paid for by the authority.

Counsel assisting the commission JEREMY GORMLY has told the inquiry .. TONETTE KELLY
was receiving search fees from clients but not reimbursing NSW Maritime.

He says Ms KELLY also had a personal account for legal searches .. but it was only
used for searches that would raise suspicions and were unlikely to be accepted by the
authority.

Her supervisor at Maritime NSW .. BRIAN STANWELL .. has told the ICAC .. he only knew
about her private business from off the cuff remarks.

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KEYWORD: ICAC MARITIME (SYDNEY)

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