Pork-barrelling can constitute corrupt conduct and could lead to criminal charges, Icac says

NSW anti-corruption watchdog calls for strict guidelines for government grants in new report

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Pork-barrelling - the practice of allocating government grants for partisan political purposes - can constitute corrupt conduct, the New South Wales Independent Commission against Corruption has warned, calling for much stricter rules on grants.

In its report on pork-barrelling in NSW, Icac said a minister could be engaging in corrupt conduct and open to criminal charges if they engage in pork-barrelling.

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