A FEDERAL watchdog must be established to investigate alleged links between former NSW MP Richard Torbay and almost $48 million of Centrelink tenancy leases, an anti-corruption advocacy group says.
Transparency International Australia (TIA) said a federal anti-corruption investigator, similar to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in NSW, should be established so allegations of corruption are not investigated internally.
"These bodies exist in most state and territory jurisdictions, but there is not yet a general federal oversight body that is independent of the government and the bureaucracy," TIA chief Michael Ahrens said in a statement.
"The same temptations exist for public servants in the Commonwealth sphere as those at the state level."
The call comes after a Fairfax investigation revealed links between Mr Torbay and his associates and several Centrelink leases worth almost $48 million.
More than $11 million has been spent by Centrelink leasing spaces in three buildings in which Mr Torbay has invested.
Mr Torbay, previously the independent member for the Northern Tablelands, resigned from parliament last month after information was referred to ICAC.
On Tuesday in his first public statement since leaving politics, Mr Torbay said he intends to "cooperate fully" with investigators.
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