It follows revelations in theHerald that the as much as the Valuer-General's estimate for the land,which was bought for the
The acquisition of the property for $53.5 million in mid-2016 delivered the previous owner – Sydney developer Billbergia – a $15 million windfall just seven months after it had bought the site.
TheHerald has confirmed that Mr Constance wrote to the Independent Commission Against Corruption last Thursday requesting the deal be investigated.
He also Margaret Crawford on Tuesday to discuss a separate review he ordered of Transport for NSW's purchase of the site at 6 Grand Avenue in Camellia. Her review will include the purchase and costs of remediation at the property next to Rosehill Racecourse.
The cost to taxpayers of containing and treating toxins at the site has already hit $52.7 million.
The NSW upper house will also vote on Labor's motion on Wednesday to refer the matters surrounding the Camellia land deal to the ICAC.
Asked on Monday whether she would refer the deal to the anti-corruption watchdog,Premier Gladys Berejiklian said,adding that she believed the matter needed to be investigated in the"fullest way".
Former auditor-general Tony Harris and former counsel assisting the ICAC,Geoffrey Watson,had by the anti-corruption watchdog.
Mr Harris said the Auditor-General was not equipped to investigate the Camellia deal because it involves the private sector and does not have the power to compel some crucial documents.
The controversy surrounding the Camellia property comes two months after the so-called. The latter erupted when the federal Auditor-General released a scathing report into the purchase of land next to the new Western Sydney Airport after the Commonwealth valued it at just $3 million,less than a year after buying it for $30 million.
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