The ICAC plays a secret recording of Lib MP

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"What I want … I just do not want to move," he told Mr. Hawatt. "Do you have plans, have you done everything already?"

"My client is a big mega."

"If he's interested, my client is mega big and has mega money and wants two or three DAs approved"

The conversation then turned on the commission that Mr. Hawatt, who does the job. subject of an investigation for dishonestly exercising his duties as counselor, could receive

"If he gives you 1.5 percent Mr. Maguire told Mr. Hawatt

" 1, 5% is not enough divided by two if you know what I'm talking about. "

He went on to say that the commission of 3% was better

After reading the recording, we asked Mr. Maguire if he could explain what he was talking about saying that 1.5% divided by two was not good enough.

Mr. Maguire said that it seemed like # 39; u no one interested would have to share a dividend.

"Who was the person interested", Mr. Maguire was asked by a lawyer badisting the Commission, David Buchanan SC

"I suspect it was me," said Mr. Maguire

M. Maguire had already told the commission that he had known Mr. Hawatt since about 2008, when Mr. Hawatt ran the Liberal candidate for Lakemba

Mr. Maguire said that he had approached Mr. Hawatt at about potential potential property for his friends in the Chinese community. In particular, he was looking for opportunities for the Australian branch of the Chinese firm, Country Garden. But Daryl Maguire, left, with Charbel Demian, (second left with back to the camera), an unknown man, Ron (white shirt) and Michael Hawatt, told him that he had not d & # 39; Interest in earning money. (right, back to the camera) at a Sydney café. "srcset =" https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.182%2C$multiply_0.7252124645892352%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_334/t_crop_custom/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto % 2Cf_auto / 9d6a33261a4ffeea74be5d035c71f074b927cb16 "itemprop =" image "/>

"The approach was not for me to do business, it was for others, "said Mr. Maguire to Mr. Buchanan.Mr Maguire said that in the background was the idea that if Country Garden could s & # 39; to establish in Australia, it could seek to develop in Wagga Wagga.

The ICAC heard Thursday that the promoter Sydney Charbel Demian continued to meet Mr. Maguire on several occasions.Once they were photographed, with Mr. Hawatt, by investigators from the ICAC.

On Thursday, Mr. Demian told the ICAC that he had met Mr. Maguire at the presentation of Mr. Hawatt. Mr. Demian provided Mr. Maguire with a list of his potential development sites, including properties in Parramatta, Canterbury and Camellia

Mr. Maguire's evidence before Commissioner Patricia Macdonald, SC, did not not concluded. [19659089]] Jacob Saulwick is the editor-in-chief of the Sydney Morning Herald