Overview
- Charles Perrottet resumed evidence this week and told the ICAC he lied to developer Jean Nassif to “humour” him and conceded he may have lied to associates.
- Perrottet said promises about political outcomes were false and that payments routed through the lobbying firm Beckington included fees tied to advice he gave on Nassif developments.
- Counsel assisting the inquiry, Dr Peggy Dwyer SC, openly challenged Perrottet’s account and accused him of fabricating parts of his evidence.
- ICAC has already heard about a $148,500 cheque paid to Beckington and is investigating allegations of a broader $2 million payment scheme while Nassif, in Lebanon, sought to delay a planned video appearance with a medical certificate.
- Former premier Dominic Perrottet has not been named as a person of interest and has not been called to give evidence, but the hearings threaten reputational and political fallout for the NSW Liberal Party and could lead to criminal or disciplinary referrals.