Fairfax Media reports claiming that I received money from Australian Water Holdings or repaid money to AWH are factually wrong.
I have never received any money from AWH.
I have never repaid money to AWH.
The membership fees AWH paid to a Liberal Party business and community organisation known as the North Sydney Forum were refunded for AWH membership from 2009 until early 2013.
I am advised that the North Sydney Forum cancelled AWH's membership and returned its membership fee of $11,000 when allegations about AWH first became publicly known in February 2013, more than one year ago.
I am further advised that subsequent to that $22,000 was returned to AWH for membership fees paid prior to 2013 and paid since 2009.
Any suggestion that I was involved in either receiving membership fees from AWH or refunding membership fees to AWH is factually incorrect.