WA Ombudsman Chris Field to resign after Corruption and Crime Commission issues ‘serious misconduct’ finding

The Western Australian Ombudsman says he will resign after the corruption watchdog made a finding of serious misconduct against him for deliberately trying to deceive Treasurer Rita Saffioti over a lucrative contract with the OECD. The Corruption and Crime Commission was also damning of Chris Field for setting up what is called a ‘sham process’ to approve hundreds of thousands of dollars of international travel for himself by bypassing the premier’s approval.