The Crime and Corruption Commission has confirmed former Education Department deputy director-general Jeff Hunt was on paid leave during his 14 month suspension after being stood down for corruption.
Hunt was paid his salary of $334,000 during the ongoing investigation into the controversial hiring of a Brisbane school principal.
The triple C found that former Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad who was initially investigated and stood down from the cabinet for this incident did not commit a crime or show “dishonest or corrupt intent”.
The triple C report uncovered public servants within the Education Department had, quote, “poor record-keeping, falsified documents and [provided] misinformation to the media.”