Documents reveal Dominic Perrottet received brief about prior candidate’s appointment to John Barilaro’s New York role

Files released by parliament show Barilaro was also sent brief saying Jenny West selected following full recruitment process'

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The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, was sent a brief noting that former senior public servant and businesswoman Jenny West was the successful candidate" for the New York trade job now at the centre of a major controversy.

Contained in a tranche of documents released to the parliament on Tuesday, the brief is identical to a brief sent to then premier Gladys Berejiklian and investment minister Stuart Ayres in August last year.