Former Bayside mayor Bill Saravinovski faces allegations that he gave confidential council documents to a property developer, part of three accusations he provided misleading evidence to the state’s corruption watchdog.

After spending 40 years as a Labor councillor on Rockdale and Bayside councils, Saravinovski faced the local court in the John Maddison Tower for the first time on Thursday over criminal allegations brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Bill Saravinovski, pictured last year, faced court accused of giving misleading evidence. Credit: Kate Geraghty

In August, the corruption watchdog revealed it had probed allegations Saravinovski had breached his duties as a public official by sharing confidential information with property developers, and tha

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