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ICAC finds no corruption in NSW river management, but says Government ‘favoured irrigators’
A New South Wales investigation into allegations of water mismanagement, particularly in the Barwon-Darling River, has ruled there was no corrupt conduct but found the State Government had been “overly favourable” to irrigators when forming policy.
Key points:
- The ICAC has released its report after a lengthy investigation into Barwon-Darling water mismanagement
- The commission was not satisfied any person had engaged in corrupt conduct
- The investigation did find the system had been “focused on the interests of the irrigation industry”
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) launched Operations Mezzo and Avon in August 2017 to investigate complaints about alleged misconduct.
The allegations were referred to the ICAC following the…
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