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Tancred stood down from his role in April after
allegations of bullying were made by former AOC chief executive
Fiona de Jong.
An independent committee investigated complaints from three
former AOC staff members and a member of the public who had
objected to Tancred's conduct.
The committee ruled "that none of the complaints has been made
out on an objective basis", the AOC said.
The AOC has been embroiled in controversy in the past 12 months
with long-term President John Coates fighting off a challenge
for his position, which was sparked by a feud with Australian
Sports Commission chief John Wylie.
An independent review of the AOC also revealed that some staff
viewed the organization as "dysfunctional" and had witnessed
"'deceitful', 'two-faced', 'egotistic' and/or 'belligerent'"
behavior from senior staff.
Coates said the report had exonerated him personally and refused
to accept any responsibility for the organization's
dysfunctional culture.
De Jong said last Sunday that Coates set the culture within the
organization and had to shoulder his share of blame.
(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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