The NSW Premier has criticised the Art Gallery of NSW Director Michael Brand after he billed taxpayers thousands of dollars for meals at Sydney’s finest restaurants.

The Daily Telegraph revealed the public servant, who is on a salary of about $450,000 per year, spent $1180 at Otto in Woolloomooloo, $1033 at Firedoor in Surry Hills and $779 at Franca Brasserie in Potts Point.

Dominic Perrottet told Ben Fordham it’s “completely out of touch”.

“This has no place in government at all and I will be ensuring it doesn’t happen in the future.

“It needs to stop.”

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