In claims referred to Icac, Ray Williams told parliament senior Liberal members were ‘paid significant funds’ by developer
Castle Hill MP Ray Williams alleged in NSW parliament that fellow Liberal party members were paid to install new councillors at the Hills Shire council.Castle Hill MP Ray Williams alleged in NSW parliament that fellow Liberal party members were paid to install new councillors at the Hills Shire council.Last modified on Fri 24 Jun 2022 07.17 BST
Williams told parliament that the incoming members had allegedly been installed to greenlight developments from Toplace – owned by high-profile developer Jean Nassif – which, he alleged, is a client of Liberal powerbroker and lobbyist Christian Ellis. Williams told parliament that, before the council elections, Nassif had “apparently” met with Ellis and other members of the Liberal party who were “paid significant funds in order to arrange to put new councillors” at the council to be “supportive of future Toplace development applications”.
“The advice stated that it would be appropriate to bring the matters raised to the attention of the Icac, which I have now done.” “If Christian Ellis, senior members of the Liberal party, a former councillor and now member of the NSW parliament, received financial benefit from Jean Nassif of Toplace in order to put new councillors on the Hills Shire council who would subsequently be supportive of development applications on behalf of Toplace, then my community has good reason to be very concerned,” he told parliament.
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