Year: 2018

The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) has tabled a report in State Parliament this afternoon following the completion of its investigation into Ipswich City Council. The CCC commenced Operation Windage in October 2016 to investigate allegations of corrupt conduct relating to the then Mayor, Chief Executive Officer and a Chief […]

OSCAR agrees with much of what the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) is proposing in its 10-point plan for local government reform and we would welcome the LGAQ working with peak community groups like OSCAR to bring about the legislative changes needed to achieve these outcomes:   “Queensland councils […]

Laws designed to restrict local government corruption were passed by the Queensland Parliament on 17 May 2018 in a move EDO (Environmental Defenders Office) Qld welcomes. The passing of the Local Government (Councillor Complaints) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (Councillor Complaints Bill) and the Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage […]

[Source: GovernmentNews – Georgia Clark, 1 May 2018] Queensland’s councils have put forward tighter transparency regulations beyond those proposed by the state’s corruption commission. The suspension of councillors charged with an indictable offence, the mandatory registration of candidate’s interests pre-election and registration of donations and gifts for two terms are […]

Member for Ninderry Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury Member of Economics and Governance Parliamentary Committee Kathryn Hyman (OSCAR), Bob Joubert (PSRA) and Greg Smith (OSCAR) met with Dan Purdie on 18 April 2018. The meeting was a very useful initial face-to-face with the new Queensland State Parliament Member for Ninderry; Dan […]