NSW Premier Chris Minns says ICAC's findings validate Tim Crakanthorp's call to resign as minister. Video via AAP.
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00:00 Well look, obviously it is a judgement call that I've had to make based on the recommendations from the ICRC.
00:06 But I have been guided by their findings in the report.
00:12 And I don't regard this as OK.
00:15 And I don't think it should have taken place without sanctions being applied.
00:19 But I've also taken into consideration ICAC's own finding
00:23 where they said Mr Crackenford was appointed as a minister in April
00:28 and the conduct that they were concerned about occurred between May and June of the same year.
00:33 They said that there was a limited number of meetings in which the issues arose by the meetings.
00:39 They said that the fact that there is no evidence that any of the information imparted to Mr Crackenford had any particular sensitivity.
00:47 The fact that his activities involved limited, if any, advocacy on his part.
00:52 The fact that there is no evidence of any adversity that came from the public interest.
00:57 The fact that there is no evidence to suggest that anything Mr Crackenford said or did at these meetings
01:03 influenced or changed the course of decisions that had already been made by my government or the previous government.
01:11 And the fact that in addition, the evidence does not suggest that Mr Crackenford was a member of the public interest.