Matthew Guy and his former chief of staff referred to Ibac over $100k payments plan

Victorian Electoral Commission has not received full cooperation' in its attempt to investigate the issue

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Victoria's opposition leader, Matthew Guy, and his former chief of staff have been referred to the state's corruption watchdog over allegations of trying to circumvent political donation laws.

The Victorian Electoral Commission on Wednesday referred its Matthew Guy and Mitch Catlin investigation to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) for further investigation, it revealed on Thursday.

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