# Greenwood rejects Icac claim over Perrottet payments

> Icac pressed Jeremy Greenwood on whether Anita Perrottet’s paid advice was really cover for money linked to Jean Nassif.
- Title: Greenwood rejects Icac claim over Perrottet payments
- Summary: Icac pressed Jeremy Greenwood on whether Anita Perrottet’s paid advice was really cover for money linked to Jean Nassif. Icac is testing whether payments…
- Keywords: jeremy greenwood, icac, anita perrottet, charles perrottet, dominic perrottet, jean nassif, toplace, macquarie consulting, beckington, jpg advisory, vaping advice, greyhound industry
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/jeremy-greenwood-icac-evidence-perrottet-payments-ntwnfb
- Published: 2026-09-16T03:23:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jeremy greenwood, icac, anita perrottet, charles perrottet, dominic perrottet, jean nassif, toplace, macquarie consulting, beckington, jpg advisory, vaping advice, greyhound industry
## Greenwood rejects claim
Jeremy Greenwood denied giving false or absurd evidence to Icac about why Anita Perrottet was paid for advice to lobbying firms.

> I disagree
## Payments under scrutiny
Icac is probing whether Greenwood, Charles Perrottet and Christian Ellis shared $2m from Jean Nassif or Toplace between 2020 and 2023 for political outcomes.
## A disputed invoice trail
Counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer alleged $660,999 paid to Anita Perrottet’s company was really Charles Perrottet’s share of Nassif-linked money.
## The mum’s perspective
Greenwood said Anita Perrottet gave a parent’s view on issues such as youth vaping, even though Icac has no written record of that advice.

> mum’s perspective
## Vaping advice challenged
Dwyer pointed to Philip Morris material and earlier reports on illicit tobacco and youth access, arguing the advice was already on the public record.

> makes a mockery
## Greyhound phrase questioned
Greenwood also denied inventing evidence about Anita Perrottet coining “zero unnecessary euthanasia”, after Dwyer showed the phrase in a 2017 report.

> zero unnecessary euthanasia
## Commissioner steps in
When Greenwood pushed back on questions about Anita Perrottet’s children, commissioner Fabian Gleeson told him to answer rather than debate counsel.

> answer the question
## Inquiry keeps going
Greenwood denied hiding any arrangement with Charles Perrottet. Ellis is not expected to appear, and Dominic Perrottet is accused of no wrongdoing.
## Key takeaway

Icac is testing whether payments described as consulting fees were genuine advice, or a way to pass money tied to alleged political influence.