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| Subject: Lame OZschwitz ICAC - it really ought not to exist Thu May 23, 2013 9:24 pm | |
| SW Independent Commission Against Corruption his legacy has been longer lasting than he expected, or wanted.
I caught up with Sturgess this week and asked him whether his baby has fulfilled his expectations.
By now, he thought, ''it really ought not to exist''. It should have had such a marked effect on the culture of public life that no one would dare put a foot out of line.
He believes that for a time ICAC lost its way and after the fiasco of the Greiner affair it became risk-averse. Advertisement
''Clearly, Eddie Obeid or Ian Macdonald had no fear of ICAC. They seemed to operate with impunity.''
The public hearings that have just concluded would have gone a long way to changing perceptions. Everyone in town is talking about the Obeid-Macdonald hearings and Sturgess thinks that has helped people to better appreciate the values required for public office. ''It has been a useful outcome.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/icac--it-really-ought-not-to-exist-20130523-2k3tn.html#ixzz2UAXXcut3
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