The Star Entertainment Group has been rebuked by Adam Bell, SC, after it dumped a swath of documents before his inquiry into the casino operator’s culture two weeks after the summons expiry date.
“ ought to have been produced in answer to the summons well before 5pm on April 3,” Bell told the lawyers. Inquiry head Adam Bell, SC , The Star’s former chief financial officer Christina Katsibouba and special manager Nick Weeks.So far, the second inquiry has heard from Nick Weeks, the special manager who holds The Star’s NSW casino licence while it overhauls its compliance culture, as well as Katsibouba, former company secretary George Hughes and former chief legal officer Betty Ivanoff., failing to stop $3.
Ivanoff, who also formerly held a legal role at Crown Resorts, said she left The Star just four months into her tenure in September 2023 because she felt undermined and excluded from key decisions at the business.