Investigation into the conduct of a former chief executive officer and members of the board of the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council (Operation Greer)

Findings, opinions and statements 2

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1. serious corrupt conduct

   Finding

   The Commission found that Mr Johnson engaged in serious corrupt conduct by: • from about June 2010, continuing to act as CEO of GLALC despite knowing that his company, Waawidji, was receiving benefits from GLALC by way of deposits of funds into the Waawidji bank account (which, between June and December 2010, totalled $107,023.28, paid by GLALC on invoices issued by Waawidji) and knowing that, under s 78B(1)(e) of the ALR Act, he was not entitled to continue to be employed as the CEO of GLALC because he was a person who had an interest in a corporation that received a benefit from GLALC (chapter 2) • on 14 occasions, between 30 June 2011 and 12 November 2012, improperly favouring Gandangara Future Fund Ltd (GFF) by authorising the transfer of funds, totalling $5,370,000, from the GLALC trust account to GFF knowing that he did so contrary to legal advice he had obtained that any transfer of funds from GLALC to GFF had to be by way of a commercial loan secured by a charge.

   Report, page 8, Summary of investigation and outcomes

2. Section 74A(2) statement

   Prosecution statement

   The Commission is not of the opinion that consideration should be given to obtaining the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions with respect to the prosecution of Mr Johnson for any criminal offences.

   Report, page 8, Summary of investigation and outcomes

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