Former NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire will stand trial in September subsequent 12 months after pleading not responsible over an alleged cash-for-visas scheme whereas he was sitting in parliament.
The 65-year-old was charged in November 2022 and is accused of conspiring with migration agent Maggie Logan between about January 1, 2013 and August 25, 2015 to assist non-citizens fraudulently receive visas.
The total cost, learn to Maguire at his arraignment in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Courtroom this morning, alleges he conspired “in reference to purposes for visas allowing non-citizens to stay in Australia to trigger to be furnished, for official functions of the Commonwealth, paperwork containing an announcement or data that was false or deceptive in a fabric explicit”.
Maguire replied: “Not responsible, your honour.”
Because the events labored to decide on a trial date, because of the availability of Crown prosecutor Sean Flood, Maguire’s barrister Gabrielle Bashir, SC, confused that the allegation associated to issues “which have actually been happening for a very long time” and occasions from 10 years in the past.
“My consumer has been earlier than commissions within the courts for a substantial time period,” Bashir stated.
“There’s a public curiosity in having this matter finalised as quickly as doable.”
Choose Timothy Gartelmann listed Maguire’s trial from September 1, 2025, because it was the primary mutually out there date, and he decided it was preferable for the Crown to retain the prosecutor briefed within the case. The trial has an estimate of three to 5 weeks.
Maguire was the Liberal member for Wagga Wagga from 1999 to July 2018 when he stop the celebration.
His secret relationship with former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian was revealed throughout Impartial Fee In opposition to Corruption hearings into Maguire’s enterprise dealings whereas in parliament.
Logan has been charged with inflicting the supply of paperwork with a false assertion, an offence below the Migration Act. Her matter returns to the Native Courtroom for a witness listening to in December.