Parramatta council worker’s emails were read on CEO’s orders, ICAC told

Former Parramatta Council chief executive Gail Connolly approved surveillance of an employee's emails on unsubstantiated theory she was orchestrating complaints against executives, an anti-corruption inquiry heard Thursday. Acting manager Mark Deayton testified Connolly authorized the email search despite no evidence of coercion, only describing it as "a strong theory." The surveillance allegedly violated council policy on confidential whistleblowing reports.

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