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RSL NEW South Wales councillors, including Bob Crosthwaite and Bill Humphreys, and the now national president Rod White, may have broken the law by receiving shares in nearly $1 million in consulting fees while holding voluntary positions in the veterans group, according to legal advice.
The advice, commissioned by RSL NSW, which is being referred to the charities watchdog, airs for the first time allegations that the councillors may have steered local branch donations away from other parts of the RSL and towards its aged care arm, from which they were receiving the consulting fees.
It says two current NSW councillors, Bill Humphreys and Bob Crosthwaite, should “temporarily stand down pending the resolution of any investigation or board of inquiry”.
The advice from law firm Henry Davis York, a summary of which has been seen by Fairfax Media, states that “it appears that the state councillors may have used their positions within RSL NSW and RSL LifeCare to obtained undeclared pecuniary benefits during the 2013 to 2015 financial years”.