Legal experts say those at the heart of the allegations could escape the Nacc’s scrutiny on a technicality
”, who may be consultants hired to provide services to government. It is not clear whether the PwC official who obtained the information meets that criteria.
“There is a very good chance they are a contractor under the extended jurisdiction of the Nacc but we don’t know.”“If a case such as this can’t be investigated by the Nacc then we clearly have a problem with our brand new anti-corruption watchdog,” Pocock said. The chief executive of Transparency International Australia, Clancy Moore, said the Nacc was independent and its commissioner would ultimately decide what issues are investigated.
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