Karen Webb admonished but cleared of serious misconduct over purchase of ‘Commissioner’s Gin’ after investigation
NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said she had ‘not tasted the Commissioner’s Gin and to suggest the bottles were purchased for personal and staff use is incorrect’.NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, said she had ‘not tasted the Commissioner’s Gin and to suggest the bottles were purchased for personal and staff use is incorrect’.bought alcohol with taxpayer funds has cleared her of serious misconduct, but warned she should have disclosed her association with the supplier.
But it found Webb “should have disclosed her association with the supplier when she became aware of the purchase of Commissioner’s Gin”. “I invite public scrutiny as it is an important part of being NSW Police Commissioner, but these comments are solely intended to damage my personal reputation and have no basis in fact,” she said in a statement.
The police minister, Yasmin Catley, earlier came to the commissioner’s defence, saying the expenses had been an established practice set by previous police chiefs as gifts to visiting dignitaries and for use at charity events.
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