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October 2018 Andrew Cornwell was "exonerated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption over perjury allegations." "ICAC announced this week that it had accepted the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions that there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr Cornwell with giving false or
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November 2019 Mr Bruce McClintock SC, Inspector of the ICAC released a report into the conduct of counsel assisting towards Andrew Cornwell, Michael Gallacher. In his report he found that Watson’s conduct was “inappropriate” and “unfair” and caused “considerable damage to the public standing of
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tax. On 8 August 2014, Cornwell announced that would not contest his seat at the next NSW election, yet by 12 August he had resigned from parliament with immediate effect. As an "explicit act of atonement" for the actions of
Cornwell and others, the Liberals opted not to contest the ensuing 2014
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and gave him the money, which in turn was given to the
Liberal Party. Cornwell also admitted to the ICAC that his wife had received $ 10,120 from developer Hilton Grugeon, ostensibly for a painting given to the developer in 2010 which was worth much less. The money was used to pay Cornwell's
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released its report into the investigation into illegal developer donations. It found that
Cornwell had "Acted with the intention of evading laws banning political donations from property developers, and requiring the disclosure of donation" and also recommended that the Director of Public
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In 2011 Cornwell was appointed to chair the NSW Companion Animal
Taskforce charged with reducing the unacceptably high euthanasia rates of unwanted domestic pets and improving control of dangerous dogs. This report resulted in landmark amendments to the Companion Animal Act 1988.
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Cornwell called for reform of the ICAC for “allowing mud to stick even when allegations are never proven”. He stated that it “had taken four years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to clear his name”.
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