 Under New South Wales electoral law, Gibson could not renominate for his seat while the inquiry was underway.By the time he was finally cleared, the Labor Party had already chosen Allan Shearan to replace him, and Blacktown was the only west Sydney electorate where preselection hadn't been completed.Following union pressure for Gibson to be included in the NSW Ministry and Cabinet Premier Morris Iemma announced on 30 March 2007 that Gibson would become Minister for Sport, Minister for Western Sydney, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads (Road Safety).