Pearce was dismissed from the cabinet and the ministry on 1 August 2013 after an investigation revealed that he failed to disclose a conflict of interest when making an appointment to the board of Sydney Water.
Pearce was dismissed from the cabinet and the ministry on 1 August 2013 after a sustained campaign by a journalist. An investigation (wrongly) asserted that he had failed to disclose a conflict of interest when making an appointment to the board of Sydney Water.