Independent funding for NSW’s Icac rejected on ‘philosophical’ grounds
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z3M2)
Premier Dominic Perrottet says the executive should make funding decisions after rejecting new model
New South Wales' premier, Dominic Perrottet, says he denied a request by the state's anti-corruption watchdog for its funding to be made independent from government because of a philosophical view" about the role of the executive.
On Tuesday Perrottet announced an overhaul of funding for the state's key integrity bodies, including the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac), after long-running concerns about the role government ministers have in providing money to the agencies.
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