Drummoyne MP John Sidoti has been accused of fostering a “master-servant” relationship with local Liberal councillors by pressuring them to conduct council business according to his direction.
Drummoyne MP John Sidoti believed a political agenda against him,led by the local Labor mayor,was the reason his family’s properties were excluded from a major rezoning project,a former councillor has told ICAC.
Drummoyne MP John Sidoti allegedly engineered a plan to dislodge two sitting Liberals from a 2017 council preselection ticket,ICAC heard on Tuesday.
Drummoyne MP John Sidoti called the planning coordinator of his local council to discuss a proposal that had the potential to affect his family’s property interests,the ICAC has heard.
It was a rule breach and “quite unusual” for the Drummoyne MP to visiting the public counter of his local council seeking an appointment with a planning officer.
The corruption watchdog will consider whether the Drummoyne MP engaged town planners to lobby on behalf of his family’s property interests,including directing councillors on motions they should move.
The ICAC will consider whether Drummoyne MP John Sidoti purported to represent the concerns of his constituents,including shopkeepers in Five Dock,“while in fact pursuing his family’s private interests”.
The Department of Planning has made two referrals to the anti-corruption watchdog over a multibillion-dollar project in Sydney’s inner west.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is facing a new corruption scandal in her government.