Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority board director accused of potential conflict of interest

Documents show Margie McKenzie failed to declare her interest in Gempearl for her first two years on board

A board director for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has been accused of a potential conflict of interest over public funding directed to companies working on crown-of-thorns starfish culling.

Margie McKenzie sits on the board of the authority and also owns a company called Gempearl with her husband, Col McKenzie.