ICAC case almost over but still a long way to go for Daryl Maguire

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Disgraced NSW MP Daryl Maguire's stunning string of admissions to the state's corruption investigator gives the watchdog much to mull over — but history says a legal prosecution is no certainty.

There is no timeframe for how long this could take, and every inquiry is different — factors including its duration, subject and complexity all contribute.

But past inquiries tell us the process of investigation and public hearing can cause more waves than the outcome itself. During his evidence to ICAC, Mr O'Farrell denied receiving the gift from Australian Water Holdings executive Nick Di Girolamo, but when the commission uncovered a handwritten thankyou note he resigned citing a "massive memory fail".

It shone the spotlight on his decision to give a job to former education minister Terry Metherell, which would encourage him to leave Parliament and make way for the Liberals to win his seat in a byelection. Ms Cunneen had her name cleared in the High Court, which ruled the ICAC exceeded its authority by misinterpreting its own governing act.But weighing up the number of convictions secured as a result of ICAC probes has been described as an "imperfect indicator" of the commission's performance because of its investigative nature.

 

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