THE Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) does not expected to hand down its findings from Operation Spicer until January, pushing back the date a month after the inquiry's terms were broadened.
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Operation Spicer investigated allegations that members of parliament solicited, received and concealed illegal payments.
Last week Port Stephens MP Craig Baumann became the 10th Liberal state MP to move over to the crossbench, following Swansea MP Garry Edwards and former Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell and former Newcastle MP Tim Owen.
The ICAC heard Mr Baumann submitted false electoral declarations in his 2007 campaign while still the mayor of Port Stephens.
It heard he concealed nearly $80,000 in donations from developers Jeff McCloy and Hilton Grugeon, although it was legal for them to donate to the campaign at the time.
Last week Mr Baumann apologised for making a dishonest declaration and stood aside from the party and relinquished his role as parliamentary secretary for regional planning.
It was also revealed in ICAC that Mr Baumann's accountant Vincent Heufel had given $100,000 to the NSW Liberal Party, intended to be directed towards Mr Baumann's campaign.
The donation was in lieu of full payment for a house that Mr Baumann's family company Valley homes built for Mr Heufel.
Both Mr Baumann and Mr Edwards will stay in parliament until the March 2015 election. Byelections for Charlestown and Newcastle are next month.
Mr Edwards was also implicated in ICAC evidence that he took money from Jeff McCloy for his 2011 campaign.