New South Wales Police Minister Mike Gallacher has resigned after being named in the latest Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry. NSW Premier Mike Baird accepted Mr Gallachers resignation on Friday afternoon, saying it would constitute an unacceptable distraction for the Government. The Premier is now facing the possibility of reshuffling his front bench less than two weeks after it was sworn in. Mr Baird has appointed Attorney-General Brad Hazzard as acting Police and Emergency Services Minister and says further ministerial announcements will be made in due course. The ICAC heard allegations Mr Gallacher was involved in a plot to hide a developers involvement in payments to an alleged Liberal Party slush fund. The inquiry also heard claims Mr Gallacher and former energy minister Chris Hartcher hatched a plan to hide donations from a development company controlled by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler to a business called Eightbyfive. Mr Gallacher, a former police officer who has been in the NSW Parliament since 1996, says he has spent his entire life fighting corruption and crime but he would stand aside for the well-being of the NSW Government. mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-02/police-minister-mike-gallagher-resigns-over-icac-probe/5425726
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:27:31 +0000
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