The Icac already provides limited protection to such people, but only in instances where the Icac has used its powers to access the information.
The Icac then heard that neither Owen nor Thomson had connections with Tinkler.
The ICAC expects China to ship 370,000 tonnes of cotton in 1998-99, up from 6,000 tonnes in 1997-98.
The Icac is investigating claims that Tim Koelma set up a fake political consulting firm, Eightbyfive, to channel prohibited donations to NSW central coast Liberal MPs, including the former energy minister Chris Hartcher.
The Icac inspector, David Levine, wants corruption investigations to be conducted in secret and that there be a "protocol of exoneration" for those who have been found not guilty in the courts.
The Icac received the trust deed by which the FEF was set up in 1981 as a charitable trust, in which its "prescribed purposes" are "promoting the principle of free enterprise".
The Icac revelations have ignited criticism from inside and outside the Liberal party about influence peddling in NSW, after the former state Labor government was embroiled in controversy over its former ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald and the granting of mine licences.
The ICAC ceased to publish these reports in 1997, however, in response to pressure exerted by the whole Spanish auditing profession.
Because the ICAC does not disclose information about the results of the quality reviews by the professional associations and the preliminary investigations conducted by the ICAC every year, we do not know the percentage of reviewed engagements that meet the auditing standards.
The changes were recommended by a parliamentary committee on the Icac, which had been examining a report on the watchdog's powers by the Icac inspector, David Levine.
"I'm not convinced the Icac aren't worse than the problem they are trying to solve".
