Late payment from fugitive developer left ICAC witness 'worried' about Porsche

A NSW corruption inquiry has heard that a key person of interest was "frustrated" with fugitive property developer Jean Nassif over a large payment he was waiting to receive to fund the purchase of a Porsche.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating whether people linked to the NSW Liberal Party solicited funds from prohibited donors and other sources to advance the interests of the right-wing NSW Reformers faction.

It is also examining whether donations linked to Mr Nassif were exchanged for political favours.

ICAC is probing allegations lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood's company was used to conceal political donations as payments for lobbying and government relations work.

Counsel assisting the commission Peggy Dwyer SC questioned Mr Greenwood about disputes with Mr Nassif over large payments owed to him and his business partner Christian Ellis through their lobbying company Beckington.

"I want it f***ing paid, I'm sick of it. It's actually embarrassing," Mr Greenwood, a former NSW Liberal Party operative, wrote to Mr Ellis.

When Mr Ellis suggested they should receive $400,000, Mr Greenwood replied: "Good, because the Porsche comes in January and I'm getting worried."

"But it's also just really disrespectful from him … Not good if that f***wit doesn't pay."

Dr Dwyer: The f***wit you're talking about there or suggesting somebody who is a f***wit is Jean Nassif, is that right?

Mr Greenwood: Probably, yes.

Dr Dwyer: You're calling him that name because he hasn't paid you a lump sum that you say you're due?

Mr Greenwood: Oh, yeah. I was very frustrated.

Dr Dwyer suggested Mr Greenwood was extracting the money from Mr Nassif by promising political outcomes, which Mr Greenwood denied.

"I have no doubt that there was always this constant need to reassure Jean that the right [faction] was strong and growing as a way of him not abandoning Beckington," Mr Greenwood replied.

ICAC is examining allegations that Mr Greenwood, Mr Ellis and Charles Perrottet, brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet, expected to receive a combined $2 million from Mr Nassif.

Dominic Perrottet has not been accused of wrongdoing.

Campaign to remove building commissioner

ICAC also heard evidence of an alleged campaign to damage the reputation of the former NSW building commissioner David Chandler, including attempts to push negative stories about him in the media.

Counsel assisting has alleged political favours for Mr Nassif included removing Mr Chandler as building commissioner.

The inquiry was shown text messages between Mr Greenwood and Toplace executive Sharangan Maheswaran discussing material about Mr Chandler, including a parliamentary process used to obtain government documents.

Mr Maheswaran sent Mr Greenwood a video of Mr Chandler appearing at a budget estimate hearing along with a transcript and asked whether it could be passed to a journalist.

Mr Maheswaran: Bombs away

Mr Greenwood: Excellent. Haha I like that, "bombs away".

Mr Chandler has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

Mr Maheswaran then urged Mr Greenwood to involve then-fair trading minister Eleni Petinos.

"Mate, you've got to get Eleni to stick him," Mr Maheswaran wrote.

Ms Petinos has not been accused of wrongdoing and previously told the inquiry she felt "used" in efforts to remove Mr Chandler.

The inquiry also heard Mr Greenwood told Mr Maheswaran he wanted media stories to portray Mr Chandler as a "loose cannon f***ing up."

On Monday, Mr Greenwood gave evidence that the only written record of an alleged agreement with Beckington for $1 million payments per fast-tracked development project was written on a pink piece of paper by a Toplace employee.

Dr Dwyer suggested that no-one else involved in the alleged arrangement had previously mentioned the note, nor did Mr Greenwood raise it in a private ICAC hearing.

Dr Dwyer: That's because it was a recent invention that you came up with on Monday or prior to Monday to explain that arrangement, isn't it?

Mr Greenwood: No, that's absolutely incorrect.

On Monday, Mr Greenwood told the inquiry that Charles Perrottet was also a part of the discussion.