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Those who formed long-term sexual relations with women may face prosecution for misconduct in public office.
Icac has recommended prosecution for misconduct in office in the past but has so far had to rely on the common law offence.
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Earlier this year, the Mumbai Congress president Kripashankar Singh resigned after the Bombay High Court called for his prosecution for "criminal misconduct" under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Obeid faces prosecution for alleged misconduct in public office over the extension of leases for family-owned businesses in Sydney's Circular Quay.
Icac has referred Obeid to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) for "misconduct in public office" relating to his alleged lobbying of Costa and Roozendaal to change government policy affecting the Circular Quay leases, and for lobbying of former minister Tripodi to change government policy regarding leaseholders.
Few, for example, would have predicted a year ago that the city would move, as it did recently, to turn over the prosecution of misconduct cases to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent panel whose efforts have long been viewed with suspicion by officers and city officials.
But the fear of putting a large company out business – even if a legitimate concern in some instances – does not mean that individuals should also avoid prosecution for their role in corporate misconduct.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption finding was made in June, when the watchdog also advised the office of the director of public prosecutions to consider pursuing criminal charges against Obeid for misconduct in public office.
"It's become very clear that you simply can't have local district attorneys responsible for the prosecution of police misconduct in their jurisdictions when they rely entirely on the relationship with local police to do their jobs.
One was dismissed for misconduct not related to these findings.
But he warned he would not stand for misconduct.
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