澳大利亚独立反贪委员会（ICAC）就自由党分支堆积及非法捐款案展开调查，前政治幕僚兼游说人Jeremy Greenwood在首日听证会上出庭作证[1]。Greenwood经营的游说公司Beckington于2019年7月注册[1]，从天主教学校新南威尔士州首席执行官Dallas McInerney处每月获得6600澳元报酬[1]。
Greenwood在法庭上声称无法回忆所执行的工作[1]，同时否认自己是自由党成员[1]。自由党在最近几天向Greenwood发送电子邮件暂停其党籍[1]。ICAC的指控涉及该游说公司发行"虚假"发票以隐瞒禁止的政治捐款，相关资金被用于分支堆积[1]。
听证会面临的另一个困难是关键证人缺席。Greenwood的业务合伙人Christian Ellis目前身在英国，而关键证人James Tudehope现在新西兰[1]，两人均无法出庭作证[1]。
Jeremy Greenwood, a former political operative and lobbyist, appeared before Australia's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on his first day of testimony to address allegations involving the Liberal Party's branch stacking and illegal donations scheme [1]. Greenwood claimed extensive memory loss during the hearing, stating "I cannot recall the work I performed" [1]. He also denied holding membership in the Liberal Party, though the party suspended his membership via email in recent days [1].
The ICAC's investigation centers on accusations that Greenwood's lobbying firm, Beckington—registered in July 2019—issued "false" invoices to conceal prohibited political donations used for branch stacking [1]. The firm received a monthly fee of 6,600 Australian dollars from Dallas McInerney, the chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW [1]. However, key figures in the case remain unavailable: Greenwood's business partner Christian Ellis is currently in the United Kingdom, while James Tudehope, another critical witness, is in New Zealand [1].