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Operation Landan public notice

Wednesday 2 April 2025

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating allegations concerning former School Infrastructure NSW (SINSW) chief executive Anthony Manning, staff and contractors (Operation Landan).

The Commission is investigating whether, between 2017 and about 2024, Mr Manning and other SINSW staff or contractors partially exercised their official functions by:
• intentionally subverting appropriate recruitment practices to benefit friends and business associates
• improperly awarding contracts to friends and business associates
• misallocating funds from school projects to favour particular businesses and to fund consultancy positions for friends and business associates.

The ICAC is also investigating whether Mr Manning, then human resource strategic advisor Wendy O’Brien, and others, dishonestly exercised their official function by taking reprisal action against certain staff following complaints or public interest disclosures at SINSW.

The general scope and purpose of this public inquiry is to gather evidence relevant to the allegations being investigated for the purpose of determining the matters referred to in section 13(2) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988.

As part of its investigation, the ICAC will hold a public inquiry starting at 10:00 am on Monday 5 May 2025 at Level 7, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. The public are permitted to attend the public inquiry, which will also be live streamed via the Commission’s website.

Persons claiming to be substantially and directly interested in this matter may seek leave to be represented at the inquiry, and are invited to contact Ms Rezana Karim at [email protected] or Ms Yenda Clifton at [email protected] no later than 4.00 pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025 to advise of their interest.
Members of the public with information relevant to the investigation are encouraged to provide it in writing at GPO Box 500, Sydney, NSW 2001, or by email to [email protected]. The ICAC will treat all information confidentially and has legislative powers to protect people who provide information to the Commission.

Roy Waldon
Solicitor to the Commission