Brown says she is leaving to focus on her work as secretary of NSW trade department to ‘best serve the needs of our state’
The Head report had raised questions about Brown’s future after the premier, Dominic Perrottet, refused to guarantee her position after its release, instead saying it would be left to the secretary of the department and premier and cabinet, Michael Coutts-Trotter.
Ayres has denied any wrongdoing and Barilaro has said that he “always maintained that I followed the process”. “At the time of its creation, the structure of the department ... included Amy Brown in the combined role of department secretary and CEO of Investment NSW,” a spokesperson said. “Investment NSW can confirm that Amy Brown has not resigned from her role as CEO, nor is it a requirement under the GSE Act, but rather due to the scale and significant nature of the work in both positions, the role of Investment CEO has been separated out from the secretary role description, title and accountabilities.”
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