A couple who tried to bribe Warringah Council officers over a building inspection acted corruptly, the NSW corruption watchdog has found. The Director of Public Prosecutions has now been asked by the Independent Commission Against Corruption to decide whether the couple should be charged.
The case involves Jin Hua Chen and Yu Ling Sun, who allegedly sought to offer Warringah Council officials $600 in cash in relation to a building inspection in March for a butcher shop in Dee Why. ICAC heard that the couple had paid $1.5 million for a shop which they wanted to turn into an Asian supermarket and butchery. At a council inspection in March, when it became clear the building would need further work before being approved, they sought to bribe Council officials. The couple argued the extended delays in getting approvals was costing them money.
In subsequent ICAC hearings, both Mr Chen and Ms Sun admitted they were trying to speed up the process of getting council approval for work done at their shop, so they could begin trading sooner.
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