Star’s top legal officer probed on dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices and cloak of legal privilege

 Dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices, and the cloaking of documents in legal privilege were among the key lines of questioning in the third week of a review examining The Star Entertainment Group’s (ASX: SGR) suitability to hold a casino licence.

Taking the stand for most of this week in the review by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) of NSW was The Star’s chief legal and risk officer Paula Martin, who was queried several times by Naomi Sharp SC about the truthfulness of her responses.

Martin at times had trouble recalling the specific details of significant events in relation to the casino group’s acceptance of China UnionPay cards to fund gambling by Chinese high rollers at its casinos. She also could not recall high-level conversations with senior management in relation to a trip made to the Hong Kong Jockey Club to discuss.

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