The head of the body governing Catholic schools in New South Wales will stand aside after he was named in a corruption probe investigating donations to the NSW Liberal Party. Source: ABC News.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating claims Catholic Schools NSW chief executive officer Dallas McInerney arranged donations that were undeclared and over the legal limit, as part of a branch-stacking scheme.
In a statement, CSNSW said Mr McInerney would “temporarily step aside” from his day-to-day responsibilities as part of “interim governance arrangements”.
“CSNSW respects the role of ICAC and will deal with the matters ICAC has raised in an appropriate and thorough manner,” it said.
Mr McInerney resigned from the board of the NSW Education Standards Authority on Wednesday.
The ICAC’s Operation Rosny named five people who allegedly sought unlawful donations to recruit or renew NSW Liberal Party memberships over a four-year period until 2023.
The allegations are being made against brothers Jean-Claude Perrottet and Charles Perrottet, Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Robert Assaf.
It is alleged the men collectively sought or took donations that were either not declared, exceeded caps, or were from prohibited donors, including Mr McInerney, property developer Jean Nassif and hotelier Michael O’Hara.
The ICAC launched Operation Rosny after allegations were referred to it – at least in part – by the NSW Electoral Commission.
It will hold eight weeks of public hearings to gather evidence from July 27.
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Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney to stand aside amid ICAC probe (By Tony Ibrahim, ABC News)
