新南威尔士州天主教学校委员会首席执行官Dallas McInerney因涉嫌挪用公款支持保守派自由党成员分裂活动而受到独立反贪污委员会调查 [1]。调查显示该机构向改革派人物转账$165,000 [1]，涉及纳税人资金和学费的滥用 [1]。
该机构聘用了多名自由党政治人物，他们利用工作时间从事党派活动 [1]。其中受雇者Robert Assaf据称将工作时间的60%用于党派活动 [1]。Dylan Whitelaw在周二的听证会上证实，这些聘用代表了对改革派的"财务贡献" [1]。该组织可能违反了《新南威尔士州教育法》或《新南威尔士州选举法》[1]。
新南威尔士州天主教学校每年获得政府资金近$40亿，占该部门收入的80%左右，同时每年募集超过$550万的学费 [1]。
The chief executive of the New South Wales Catholic Schools Committee, Dallas McInerney, is under investigation by the state's independent anti-corruption commission over allegations of misappropriating funds to support a factional split within the Liberal Party.[1] The inquiry has revealed that the organisation hired multiple Liberal political figures who used work time for party activities, with one employee, Robert Assaf, reportedly dedicating as much as 60 percent of his office hours to factional organising.[1]
McInerney allegedly transferred $165,000 to reform faction members, raising questions about the misuse of taxpayer funding and school fees.[1] Dylan Whitelaw, giving evidence at a hearing on Tuesday, confirmed that the hiring decisions represented a "financial contribution" to the reform faction.[1]
The Catholic Schools Committee receives approximately $4 billion annually in government funding, which accounts for roughly 80 percent of the organisation's income, while collecting more than $5.5 million yearly in school fees.[1] The organisation may have breached the NSW Education Act or the NSW Electoral Act through these arrangements.[1]