AUSTRALIA’s most infamous former local politician Salim Mehajer, and his father, are under investigation after allegedly transferring $20 million overseas to Lebanon.

NSW Police have prepared a report on the alleged transfer, which may have been to more than one account in the Middle Eastern country, according to The Australian.

The police and tax office have declined to comment.

There is no indication any laws have been broken as transferring money offshore is not illegal. By law, all offshore transactions of $10,000 or more have to be reported but if both parties are institutionally facilitated transfers, authorities don’t have to be notified.

Nevertheless, it has spurred police interest due to Mr Mehajer’s profile during his time as deputy mayor of western Sydney’s Auburn Council.

Mr Mehajer’s property development company, SM Project Developments, is being chased by tax office for unpaid taxes of more than $1 million.

He told The Australian his personal and company transactions “are carried out under strict legal advice”.

Auburn Council was suspended earlier this year and a public inquiry is currently underway, which Mr Mehajer and his fellow former councillors have fronted, into decisions made while they were in position.

Even when the inquiry is complete Auburn Council will not return as it has been split between an enlarged City of Parramatta Council and a new Cumberland Council as part of the NSW Government’s controversial local government reforms.

Mr Mehajer and his wife Aysha first came to the public’s attention on their weeding day in August last year when they hired luxury cars and helicopters for the big day and closed off an entire street to local residents.