<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) chief Paul Brereton has resigned, two years before his posting was due to end.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brereton was appointed as NACC's inaugural commissioner in July 2023 for a five-year term, however his tenure had been marred by scrutiny over his external work for defence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The outgoing commissioner's resignation will come into effect on July 6.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-intelligence-in-spotlight-bondi-terror-attack-royal-commission-antisemitism/bbd6b768-7157-46f2-9d8f-55a7e2277159" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police, intelligence in spotlight at Bondi attack probe</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/paraglider-hit-by-plane-mid-air-austria/60172a69-f7df-4c11-8214-a22145cff284" target="_blank"><strong><span>Video shows paraglider's heart-stopping fall after plane collision</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement, Brereton said that while he "resist[s] any suggestion of impropriety", it was time for him to step aside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The ongoing focus on matters relating to me personally rather than the commission's work is drawing attention away from the commission's core purpose of strengthening integrity in the Commonwealth public sector, which has always been my primary focus as commissioner," Brereton said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/national-anti-corruption-commissioner-paul-brereton-resigns/f8edb336-e314-42c6-985e-9d82de74061b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I believe that the commission's success is paramount, and not due to any single person.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While I will continue to resist any suggestion of impropriety, I have decided that it is time, now that the commission is established and functioning with quality staff and good processes, to step aside and allow a new commissioner to lead it into the next phase of its development into a key and respected component of the integrity architecture of the Commonwealth."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Attorney-General Michelle Rowland thanked Brereton for his service and said a new NACC commissioner would be appointed in due course.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Commissioner Brereton has made an invaluable contribution to the establishment of the NACC as its inaugural commissioner," Rowland said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When he was appointed commissioner in 2023, Brereton said it was his ambition to have a commission that was "fearless but fair".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brereton faced months of scrutiny over alleged conflicts of interest related to his ongoing ties to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and had been investigated for officer misconduct.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He previously served as assistant inspector-general of the ADF, when he delivered the Afghanistan Inquiry Report.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> 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