Joseph Brayford tells inquiry former NSW deputy premier wanted to turn trade roles into ministerial appointments ‘ASAP’
deputy premier John Barilaro fast-tracked a cabinet submission to turn the senior trade jobs now at the centre of a political scandal into ministerial appointments, instructing a staff member to get it done “ASAP”, an inquiry has heard.
On Thursday the committee running the probe released a transcript of evidence given by Brayford in a secret hearing held earlier this week.It reveals that just weeks before Barilaro quit parliament he instructed staff to prepare a submission for cabinet to allow ministers to appoint the trade commissioners, instead of the public service.
The submission was eventually lodged with cabinet on 17 September last year, before going before ministers only 10 days later on 27 September. Under questioning from Labor’s shadow treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, Brayford conceded the process had been faster than usual.Mookhey asked: “So that process didn’t take place?”
The former staffer said he had not dealt directly with other ministers on the submission, but Barilaro had told him that he himself would.
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