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THE New South Wales Rugby Union say a controversial loan made to former employee Jim Williams to help pay his mortgage did not come from a taxpayer-funded indigenous education program.
Reports have emerged that former Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones, in his former role as NSWRU chairman, approved a loan of $56,000 to Williams last year at a time when Williams was under severe financial stress.
According to Fairfax, the money was drawn from Federal Government funds provided to NSWRU for the Learn, Earn, Legend initiative - a program that assists indigenous youth with schooling and post-education pathways.
Williams, who was employed by NSWRU to run their Live, Earn, Legend program, approached long-serving NSWRU official Bruce Worboys last August seeking financial help. Farr-Jones admitted he approved “a short-term loan” for Williams without getting approval from the NSWRU board.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/n...e95daecec00fe0
Ah that's a disappointment.
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Japan and the Pacific Islands for Aussie Super 9's!
Let's have one of these in WA! Click this link: Saitama Super Arena - New Perth Stadium?
It seems NFJ has paid it back
Exactly, this is a fair bit worse than a helicopter ride. As the money wasn't just coming from a relatively generic expense pool. It had already been allocated and presumably budgeted for.
Was there any adverse impacts to the program this money was for?
And by not going to the board - was that action also illegal?
There are checks and balances in place for a reason.
What other than the bloke being given an extra (approx) 1/2 a years' salary. an amount that could have employed a part time development officer to work directly with the program participants?
I don't think so!
It depends on his JDF doesn't it, a CEO does have a certain license to make decisions without board approval, that's his job. If that wasn't the case, no decisions could be made without calling a special board meeting and business would grind to a halt.
It doesn't make it NOT a case of defrauding the Australian Government though!
I assume that's the reason the story broke and therefore the reason that Nick has been forced to pay the money back.
Honestly, you can see why they thought this was all OK, it appears to be the way NSW rugby has organised itself since 1874.
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NF-J was chairman.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Oh, I wasn't suggesting it was in any way legal, or ethical, I was just answering the specific suggestion about him doing it without board approval. Since then shasta has corrected me and said he was chairman. In practical terms, he probably has less ability to make independent decisions than the ceo
Last edited by GIGS20; 08-11-16 at 13:00.
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thats it.Throw the Tahs out of the super comp.
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Wont make the force any better gunny
keeps them in the comp