Susan Greenhalgh, who worked for the Wollongong MP for nine years, is facing five counts of using a forged document relating to claims that addresses of supporters of the MP were falsely updated on the electoral roll days before a pre-selection vote took place in the seat of Wollongong ahead of the 2015 state election.

It is alleged some supporters were said to be living at addresses within the Wollongong electorate when they were not.

The AFP investigated the claims before laying charges against Ms Greenhalgh in May this year.

Ms Hay was cleared of any wrong doing following the investigation but has since been voted out of her position as Opposition Whip after refusing to give up the role voluntarily.

In court on Thursday, Ms Greenhalgh did not enter pleas to the charges, however her lawyer asked for an eight week adjournment so he could begin “negotiations” with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions over the charges.

The case was adjourned to September 15.

Ms Greenhalgh has been excused from attending court on the next occasion.