前新南威尔士州财政部长达米恩·图德霍普(Damien Tudehope)在独立反腐委员会(ICAC)的审问中被指控,曾于2023年2月向改革派组织(Reformers)成员杰里米·格林伍德发送泄露的议会草案报告 [1]。该报告涉及希尔斯地区的分支堆积问题,其泄露行为可能构成议会蔑视罪 [1]。
调查进一步揭示了图德霍普与改革派组织的密切关系 [1]。商人迈克尔·奥哈拉曾向与改革派相关的实体捐赠165,000美元 [1]。审问中还涉及图德霍普之子詹姆斯的相关情况——他在天主教新州学校工作,被指控在该机构内施压支付某笔发票 [1]。至2020年,改革派成员在通讯中表示"斯科特和达米恩感到害怕反腐委员会" [1]。图德霍普已辞去影子司法部长职位,但在该调查行动中未被正式列为利益相关人 [1]。
Former New South Wales Treasurer Damien Tudehope was confronted during an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) examination with evidence that he sent a leaked parliamentary draft report to Jeremy Greenwood, a member of the Reformers organization, in February 2023.[1] The disclosure came late in Tudehope's questioning, raising questions about the timing of the revelation and its potential consequences for his parliamentary career.[1]
The leaked report dealt with branch stacking irregularities in the Hills electoral district involving the Reformers group.[1] Tudehope's transmission of the confidential parliamentary document represents a serious breach of parliamentary rules and potentially constitutes contempt of Parliament.[1] The ICAC examination also uncovered deeper financial and organizational connections between Tudehope and Reformers-linked entities, including a donation of $165,000 to Reformers-related bodies by Michael O'Hara.[1]
Further investigation revealed that Tudehope's son, James Tudehope, who works at Catholic Schools NSW, was implicated in pressuring the organization to pay invoices connected to Ellis.[1] Tudehope had already resigned from his position as shadow attorney general, though he was not formally named as a person of interest in Operation Rosny until the ICAC proceedings brought these matters to light.[1] The circumstances surrounding the leaked report trace back to branch stacking concerns that Federal Member Julian Leeser first publicly disclosed in August 2019, with communications among Reformers members by 2020 indicating that both Scott and Tudehope were concerned about ICAC involvement.[1]