Overview

• Sajish Erasery pleaded guilty under section 249B of the Crimes Act to soliciting a corrupt commission during the bidding for a $5 million parking system at the future Western Sydney Airport.
• He initially demanded 5 percent of the contract, later reducing his bribe request to $200,000 and proposing to disguise payments through inflated invoices.
• The Downing Centre District Court ordered him to serve two years in community detention and complete 500 hours of community service.
• Western Sydney Airport referred the tender irregularities to the NACC and AFP in March 2024, leading to his arrest within ten days and swift federal charges.
• As the first sentence resulting from a self-initiated NACC inquiry, the conviction highlights procurement vulnerabilities ahead of the airport’s late-2026 opening.