Former premier Mike Baird will be a witness at the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian's dealings with her former boyfriend, disgraced MP Daryl Maguire.
Ms Berejiklian has rarely been seen since resigning on October 1 after the ICAC announced it was investigating whether she breached the public trust during her five-year relationship with Mr Maguire.
The watchdog is investigating whether Ms Berejiklian encouraged or allowed corrupt conduct by Mr Maguire and any role she had in multi-million dollar government grants to a gun club and conservatorium of music in his electorate.
Ms Berejiklian is not on a witness list released by the ICAC on Wednesday afternoon for next week's hearing but her predecessor Mr Baird will appear.
Former premier Mike Baird will be a witness at the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian's dealings with her former boyfriend, disgraced MP Daryl Maguire. Mr Baird and Ms Berejiklian are pictured
Stuart Ayres, the Minister for Trade and Industry and deputy leader of the Liberals in the Premier Dominic Perrotett's new ministry is also listed to give evidence. Ms Berejiklian is pictured with her successor Mr Perrotett (left) and Mr Ayers
Ms Berejiklian has rarely been seen since resigning on October 1 after the ICAC announced it was investigating whether she breached the public trust during her relationship with Maguire. She is pictured arriving back at her office last week
Also listed is Stuart Ayres, the Minister for Trade and Industry and deputy leader of the Liberals in new Premier Dominic Perrotett's ministry.
Mr Baird is set to give evidence next Wednesday before and after a number of public servants.
His onetime chief of staff Nigel Blunden will be called to give evidence, as will Director at the Office of Sport, Michael Toohey, and Paul Doorn, the CEO of Venues NSW.
Ms Berejiklian will not be represented at the hearing by the barrister who acted for her last year at the ICAC, Arthur Moses SC, after it was revealed they were now in a relationship.
The former premier's office has previously confirmed Mr Moses would not act for his now partner, which legal sources said would be 'a bad look' as much as presenting any ethical problems.
'The fact is because of the relationship there is no way in the real world that he could ever act for her,' one Sydney lawyer said.
'Just because of the optics it would be a shocker. It would just be a bad look.
'There might be an ethical issue but it doesn't even matter. It wouldn't even get to first base. There's no way that he would ever do it.'
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted she shared a private relationship with disgraced former colleague Daryl Maguire while he was in office. Secretly recorded phone conversations the pair had have been played at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (pictured)
Gladys Berejiklian departs after giving evidence at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption on October 12 last year
The ICAC is investigating whether Ms Berejiklian engaged in a 'breach of public trust' or encouraged corrupt behaviour during her relationship with Mr Maguire.
Witnesses will give evidence via audio-visual link wherever possible due to Covid-19.
Ms Berejiklian had refused to resign after her secret relationship with Mr Maguire was first revealed at an earlier ICAC hearing in October last year.
The then premier admitted she 'stuffed up' by secretly having a relationship with Mr Maguire from 2015 to August 2020.
'Whilst I have made this mistake in my personal life, I intend to serve the people of New South Wales to the best of my ability. That's what I've always done. I've sacrificed my life to public office, and I'm proud of that,' she said.
Ms Berejiklian said then she was 'far from perfect' but insisted she has 'done nothing wrong' and has not been compromised by her relationship with Mr Maguire, a divorced father-of two.
The former premier's secret relationship was revealed on October 12 last year when tapped phone calls between her Mr Maguire (pictured together) were played at a corruption inquiry
Mr Maguire resigned in 2018 after a corruption inquiry heard evidence he sought payments to help broker deals for property developers. He is now facing a separate corruption inquiry, accused of using public
