Tag Archives: Chris Merritt

The chief of the NSW corruption watchdog was under pressure last night to step down after the ­collapse of relations with the agency’s independent inspector, who found she had abused her power and oversaw unlawful ­conduct. NSW Premier Mike Baird said a damning report produced by the ICAC inspector, former ...

For too long, NSW Premier Mike Baird has avoided taking decisive action to address the rapid decline of his state’s anti-corruption agency. He can no longer avoid his responsibilities. It’s time to act. One way or another, ICAC Commissioner Megan Latham must go. Once that happens, Baird needs to ensure ...

 by: CHRIS MERRITT,  The Australian, November 20, 2015. A  Japanese company that was stripped of assets worth millions of dollars based on a recommendation from the NSW anti-corruption agency has complained that its treatment breaches a ­treaty with Australia.  Nippon Gas says it was denied the right to challenge findings ...

by: Chris Merritt, Legal Affairs Editor,  The Australian, November 13, 2015. Businessman John Kinghorn has just joined an elite club: the innocent victims of the NSW government’s Independent Commission Against Corruption. Like prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC and fellow businessman Andrew Poole, Mr Kinghorn was wrongly accused by ICAC of crime ...

by: Chris Merritt, Legal Affairs Editor,  The Australian, November 13, 2015. For better or worse, Mike Baird has linked his fate to an organisation whose competence and rigour are seriously in doubt. It’s bad politics, bad public policy and bad law. The NSW Premier has chosen the worst possible time ...

 by: CHRIS MERRITT, Legal Affairs, The Australian, November 13, 2015. John Kinghorn is the latest victim of the NSW anti-corruption agency to be exonerated by the courts. But it was not cheap: his legal bill came to $1.3 million.  Most, but not all, of that legal bill will be recouped from ...

by: Chris Merritt, Legal Affairs Editor,  The Australian, November 13, 2015. Sooner of later, Malcolm Turnbull will inherit the mess that was left unresolved when Barry O’Farrell became the second NSW premier whose departure from politics was caused by ICAC. O’Farrell’s parting gift was a potential trade dispute with the ...

Ray interviews Chris Merritt, Legal Affairs Editor from the Australian. Topics covered include the ICAC Inspectors recent report and Andrew Poole’s right to have his name cleared. Courtesy of 2GB

by: CHRIS MERRITT,  The Australian, November 03, 2015 The head of the NSW anti-corruption agency, Megan Latham, has been asked to explain why she has refused to lift a suppression order preventing former state mining minister Ian Macdonald revealing what he told the agency in submissions.  The request for an ...

by: CHRIS MERRITT  : The Australian  October 23, 2015 A second American company has vowed never again to invest in Australia because the NSW government expropriated its assets on the recommendation of the Independent Commission against ­Corruption. After suffering massive losses because of the expropriation, Ventry Industries, an investment holding ...