'It is clear that my taking up this role is now not tenable with the amount of media attention this appointment has gained,' the former deputy premier said. 9News
"It is clear that my taking up this role is now not tenable with the amount of media attention this appointment has gained," Barilaro said.
"I stress, that I have always maintained that I followed the process and look forward to the results of the review."Barilaro's appointment as the NSW Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the US, a position he created when he was trade minister, had come under immense scrutiny.It heard the lead candidate for the $500,000 a year role, Jenny West, had her offer retracted because of a "government decision".
Brown also told the inquiry she was concerned there would be interference from a "certain minister" about the appointment.Amy Brown gives evidence at the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the appointment of former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro to the New York Trade Commissioner role. 29th June 2022"I was concerned the deputy premier's office would feel they had veto rights," Brown responded.
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