WA’s corruption watchdog has detailed how two people working for the Department of Communities allegedly broke the rules to reap benefits of expensive gifts and hospitality at luxury restaurants over eight years worth $112,000.

Project manager Kerry Ravi and contractor Maria Irdi were both named in a CCC report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday for directing millions of dollars of work to preferred companies, law firm Minter Ellison and accounting firm Grant Thornton, in return for the perks

Corruption and Crime Commission John McKechnie told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the anti-corruption watchdog could not make any findings against Mrs Irdi because the CCC did not have jurisdiction over contractors to government agencies.

"We've hit a bit of a snag ... so you can have the somewhat unusual position where two people, as here, can be sitting at separate desks in the same room, doing the same job, but one is employed by a labour hire company and therefore beyond the jurisdiction of the CCC," he said.

WA’s corruption watchdog has detailed how two people working for the Department of Communities allegedly broke the rules to reap benefits of expensive gifts and hospitality at luxury restaurants over eight years worth $112,000.
Project manager Kerry Ravi and contractor Maria Irdi were both named in a CCC report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday for directing millions of dollars of work to preferred companies, law firm Minter Ellison and accounting firm Grant Thornton, in return for the perks
Corruption and Crime Commission John McKechnie told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the anti-corruption watchdog could not make any findings against Mrs Irdi because the CCC did not have jurisdiction over contractors to government agencies.
"We've hit a bit of a snag ... so you can have the somewhat unusual position where two people, as here, can be sitting at separate desks in the same room, doing the same job, but one is employed by a labour hire company and therefore beyond the jurisdiction of the CCC," he said.

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