澳大利亚自由党权力人物查尔斯·佩罗特在独立反腐委员会接受质询，面对关于其妻子安妮塔创办的麦夸里咨询公司收款真实用途的相互矛盾证词1。该公司从贝金顿公司一年获得15万美元报酬1。佩罗特坚持妻子未向委员会作伪证，声称自己通过该公司获得报酬是为友人杰里米·格林伍德提供建议1。
证词冲突的焦点在于报酬的实际用途。安妮塔在先前证词中称，她和丈夫从未为托普莱斯公司做任何工作，所有报酬仅用于灵狗赛马新南威尔士州的工作1。这与查尔斯关于从贝金顿获得报酬的说法产生直接矛盾1。协助律师佩吉·德怀尔在质询中直言："你的妻子是否就这笔款项的真实用途向委员会撒谎了？"1
对于报酬金额，查尔斯回应称"15万美元一年的工作，我认为不是一笔很大的钱"1。值得注意的是，查尔斯在此前的私人听证会中未曾提及与贝金顿的安排1。
Charles Perrottet, a prominent figure in Australia's Liberal Party, faced scrutiny from an independent anti-corruption commission over contradictory testimony between himself and his wife Anita concerning payments received by her company, Macquarie Consulting.1 The company received A$150,000 annually from Bekington Corporation for work averaging 16 hours per week, according to commission proceedings.1
During questioning, Perrottet maintained that his wife had not given false evidence to the commission, stating that the payments were compensation for advice he provided regarding friend Jeremy Greenwood.1 However, this account conflicted with Anita's earlier testimony, in which she claimed her husband had not performed any work for the company and that all payments were designated solely for work related to Greyhound Racing New South Wales.1 Assisting lawyer Peggy Dwyer questioned Perrottet, asking: "Did your wife lie to the commission about the true purpose of this payment?"1 Additionally, Perrottet had failed to mention the Bekington arrangement during a previous private hearing before the commission.1
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