conviction, claiming that Justice Fullerton made a number of errors of fact and reasoning when she found them guilty. Despite applying for bail, Obeid is in custody with the appeal expected to be heard in September 2022, later delayed to April 2023. Post-political career In late 2013, it was reported that Obeid and family were building a sandstone mansion in his ancestral home town of Matrit, Lebanon, due for completion in late 2014. In 2013, Obeid and his wife listed for sale their family home, Passy, in Hunters Hill, with an initial asking price of 10 million. In 2020, it was reported that Passy sold for approximately 11 million. In 2013, Obeid also made application for fee assistance from the New South Wales government to assist with legal costs. In May 2017, the NSW Parliament passed legislation to remove parliamentary pensions from former politicians convicted of serious criminal offences. , the NSW Government was trying to recover approximately 7.9 million from Obeid and three of his sons for their failed lawsuits against the ICAC and its officers. Awards and honours In 1984 Obeid was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to ethnic welfare; which was cancelled by the Governor-General in 2014. As a state minister and Member of the Legislative Council, Obeid was entitled to use the honorific "The Honourable" for life. Following findings of corrupt conduct against Obeid and the announcement of the decision to commence criminal proceedings, at the request of Mike Baird, the Premier of New South Wales, the Department of Premier and Cabinet asked Obeid to show cause why he should not lose the honorific. Although Obeid argued for its retention, Baird recommended to Governor David Hurley that the honorific be removed; which was authorised with effect from December 2014. References Further reading External links 1943 births Living people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Lebanese emigrants to Australia Medal of the Order of Australia forfeitures Lebanese Maronites Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Labor Right politicians Political scandals in Australia Australian politicians convicted of crimes Australian white-collar criminals 21st-century Australian politicians