BEREJIKLIAN: Thank you for that.
125 On 30 July 2018, following Mr Maguire's evidence at the Operation Dasha public inquiry on 13 July 2018 ([13.217]–[13.218]) and his subsequent resignation announcement, to take effect on 3 August 2018, the following telephone exchange occurred ([12.103]):
BEREJIKLIAN: You don't see it you don't see it I don't want to argue with you, I just need to go and chill because you have stressed me out.
MAGUIRE: Alright I'll go and chill you just throw money at Wagga.
BEREJIKLIAN: I will I'll throw money at Wagga, don't you worry about that lots of it.
…
BEREJIKLIAN: Alright and I'll throw money at Wagga you just have to do what's right from your end otherwise you'll kill me.
MAGUIRE: I know its fine.
BEREJIKLIAN: Hmm.
MAGUIRE: I'm batting for you. You just need to know what the right things are to throw money at Wagga and you need—
BEREJIKLIAN: I already know you've already told me the three top things I already know.
MAGUIRE: And you need and you need and go and give them a stadium give them a fuck—
BEREJIKLIAN: I'll do that I'll do that too.
MAGUIRE: —a stadium.
BEREJIKLIAN: I'll do that too. I'll do that too don't worry.
MAGUIRE: Well the bureaucrats knocked it all out they're idiots.
BEREJIKLIAN: Yes well I yes but I can overrule them anyway.
(Emphasis added.)
126 Mr Maguire's evidence was that the "three top things" included RCM Stage 2; and the applicant agreed that Mr Maguire said that one of the things the government "should announce" was building a large recital hall for the RCM ([12.104]).
127 There was also evidence that by 31 July 2018 Mr Maguire had advised Dr Wallace (the chair of RCM) that Stage 2 would be funded. He agreed that his confidence as to that being announced was justified because he knew Ms Berejiklian would "accept his advice regarding the three top things" to announce in the by-election campaign ([12.110], [12.112]).
128 It was open on this evidence to find that, as one would expect, in their personal relationship the applicant and Mr Maguire discussed matters being supported or proposed by Mr Maguire; that he would press the applicant for a particular outcome in respect of such matters; and that the applicant made decisions and gave instructions as Treasurer or Premier which had the consequence or effect of giving that matter some immediate preference or priority which it was not otherwise likely to have achieved.
