AUG 201

Rob Pyne MP Member for Cairns

cairns(a)parliam entaidqovau wwwrobpvnecom au

Electorate Office46 - 50 S pe nce S tree t

C a irns O LD 4870

PO Box 5241 C a irns Q LD 4870

Ph 07 4229 0110 Fax 07 4229 0119

24 August 201

H on Peter XKrsquoclling ton Speaker o f The House CJeorgc Street B R IS B A N H Q L D 4002

Deal- M r Speaker

Queensland Legislative Assembly

reg lt0OQT2017 ldquoMP

B y l w D

Clerks Signature

R E C o m p la in t that the D ep u tj Prem ier M islead H ouse

I am w ritin g to vou to make a fo rm al com pla int against the D eputv Premier H on Jackie Trad fo r misleading the house w liic ii is an act o f contem pt as defined under Standing O rder 266(2) and I ask that vou refer this m atter to the Ethics C om m ittee along w ith the substantive supportix e evidenceE videnced by Hansard and o ther (most reference material attached)

1 O n 15 O ctober 2015 and 5 December 2015 the Hon [A T R D (South Brisbane mdash IP ) (Deputv Premier M in ister fo r T ransport M in is te r fo r In frastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and M in ister fo r Trade) deliberately and intenticjnallv Mislead Parliament in tw o M inisterial Statements In the simplest o f terms this is evidenced b the contrad iction between her M inisterial Statements and the later letter from the D eputv Prem ier dated 7 A p ril 2016

Additionally

2 The 1 Ion JA Trad the o ffice o f Dcputx Premier and spokespersons fo r her o ffice and departm ent have further contributed to d issem ination o f m isleading and deceptive materials including but no t lim ited to correspondence amp media statements issued bv D eputv Premiers o ffice The informaticgtn provided in M inisterial Statement and o ther means whether d irectlv provided by the Deputy Premier her o ffice o r departmental s ta ff has reinforced her misleading M in isterial Statements o f both 15rsquo O ctober and V December 2015 The D eputy Premier has been directly tjuoted by th ird party organisations including L G A (^ The content o f these qult)tes are inaccurate a n d o r u n tn ith fu l and fu rthe r demonstrate the deliberate and systemic in ten t to mislead the Parliament and others

5 The M inister must take responsib ility fo r the content o l her M in isterial Statement irrespective o fwhether she initiated the statement o r failed tC) ask priibing questions o f her offic ials p rio r to delivering it as a M inisterial Statement

4 The misleading statements are clearly evident from the D eputv Premiers letters to me dated 15 A p ril 2016 and 15 1lsquoebruarv 2016 respectively

5 Attached to this letter are the statements from Hansard the letters m entioned above and a file in chronologica l order dem onstrating that the M inisterial Statements were m isleading and the Ministers O tfiee (and the Departm ent) were invo b ed in disseminating m is in fo rm ation because the com plaints

were still L in d e r rcicw a n d IK V E S T K j T ] ( in rcbniar 2 0 1 6 a n d t h is is e v id e n c e d in b o t l i the m e e t in g notes trom hS F e h r u a n 21)16 a n d th e D epul Premiers letter o t rsquo p r il 2 ill6

I gtineercl ree|iiest that oLi pive this consideration and reter this to the ethics conm iiuee because tlic attached documents when considered in chronological order demonstrate that the l ion jackie Jrad Itnow ingh and deliberatelt misleafl the house in both ( )ctobc r and Ideccmber 2l)J 5

Regards

R ob Pyne M M e m b e r fo r C a irns

2272 Ministerial Statements 15 Oct 2015

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS Local Government

Hon JA TRAD (South BrisbanemdashALP) (Deputy Premier Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade) (1131 am) The Local Government Act 2009 provides a framework for dealing with complaints about the conduct of individual councillors as well as for the intervention by the state in certain circumstances Yesterday the member for Cairns provided my office with a range of documents pertaining to local government in Queensland and I understand these same documents were subsequently tabled in the House yesterday afternoon My office immediately referred this material to my department for consideration and assessment

My department has undertaken an initial review of this material Based on this initial review they have not found any basis to substantiate the claims that local government in Queensland is broken or that a systemic judicial inquiry is needed More specifically I can advise the House there are two complainants who have raised a series of allegations regarding Cairns Regional Council related to conflicts of interest the letting of contracts and breaches of the EPAmdashthe Environmental Protection Actmdashand this documentation included a reasonable level of detail and particulars These will be immediately referred back to my department and back to the CEO of Cairns Regional Council for preliminary assessment as provided for under the Local Government Act 2009

Additionally a significant volume of material has also been provided in relation to the Tablelands Regional Council I am advised that some of the claims made in this material may be referred to the CCC given the nature of the allegations I am also advised that the vast majority of the material however is very difficult to classify in a short period of time as it is a mix of broad allegations of breaches of particular sections of the act citing comments by councillors and staff in council meetings media articles and what appears to be lsquoreportsrsquo prepared by complainants Much of the material cannot be attributed to an individual as these do hot have any author or complainant details

Nonetheless I have instructed my department to review all the material thoroughly and provide advice to me once this has occurred I will update the House in due course once I have received detailed advice from my department

HANSARD - CUT 20151203

M INISTERIAL STATEM ENTS Local G overnm ent Adm inistrationHon JA TRAD (South Brisbanemdash ALP) (Deputy Premier M in ister for TransportM inister for Infrastructure Local Governrnent and Planning and M inister for Trade)(736 pm) On 14 October the m em ber for Cairns provided my office with a range of docum ents pertaining to local governm ent in Queensland vith sim ilar documents subsequently tabled in the House

As I advised parliam ent on 15 October my office imm ediately referred this material to my departm ent fo r consideration and assessment My departm ent provided an initial review o f these claims and at that time advised me that they had not found any basis to substantiate the call for a judicia l inquiry that accom panied the release of this material

The Departm ent of Infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning has now completed a full review of the material provided in October Based on this review my departm ent is of the opinion that the issues raised am ount to localised matters specific to each of the local governm ents in question and that it does not provide any cogent evidence of system ic problems with the local governm ent system that would justify an inquiry into local governm ent as called for by the m em ber for Cairns

My departm entrsquos review o f the material has identified that two local matters relating to potential conflicts of in terest should be referred to the CEO of the Cairns Regional Council for prelim inary assessm ent under the Local G overnm ent Act and I can

^ advise that this has now occurred In relation to the rem aining claims in the OctoberV material my departm ent found that the matters had already been investigated by the - r

relevant authority or that maUers could not be substantiated based on the limited details provided or that the cla im s were oTa general nature and did not specify yennv^ -x L- I + + ^ raquoraquolaquo vgtn 4- bullactionable material or tha t the issues raised reflected an individuals disagreem ent with the decision o f the local governm ent

Beyond the two potential conflict of interest matters raised above I am advised that itis not considered necessary to take any further action in respect of any of the__allegations made by the m em ber fo r Cairns in O ctober I have today written to the mem ber fo r Cairns advising him o f these findings To rem ove any doubt my director- general has also today written to the O m budsm an asking he undertake an expeditious review of the departm entrsquos actions in relation to this matterIn my correspondence to the m em ber for Cairns I have also taken the opportunity to remind him o f the most appropria te method by which affected parties should seek rem edies to any issues that they think constitute a dispute with local governmentFor the benefit o f all members local governm ent com plaints should be dealt with as follows if a person has a com plaint about a decision of local governm ent or the service the local governm ent provides they should contact their local governm ents custom er service area call centre or inquiry counter which may be able to address their concern If this does not resolve the matter it is recom m ended that they write to the local governm ent and make an official complaint

J

HA N SA R D - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015M em ber fo r C airns Rob Pyne - PERSO NA L EX P LIN A TIO N

M r SPEAKER Before I cal the Leader of the House I am informed that the m ember for Cairns wanted to m ake a personal explanation Bearing in m ind that th is is the last sitting this year I will allow the m em b erfo r Cairns to m ake a personal explanation

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Cairnsmdash ALP) (957 am) I would like to m ake a personal explanation in relation to

com m ents made by the Deputy Prem ier last night in relation to docum ents that I have tabled in this House I have an intim ate knowledge of the local governm ent com plaints process having served as a local governm ent councillor fo r seven years In relation to the recom m ended course o f action o f lodging com plaints with council in the first instance I credit Q ueenslanders w ith the intelligence to complain to their local council if they have problems Unfortunately that has not been the successful outcome that many Q ueenslanders would have liked to have seen Indeed com plaining directly to councils on some circum stances has seen residents threatened with legal action businesses locked out of council contracts and em ployees threatened to lose the ir employment

The Deputy Prem ier m entioned the CCC The COG has consistently failed to identify and punish wrongdoers Indeed in over 95 per cent o f low-level corruption com plaints the CCC has handed m atters back to local councils to investigatemdash that is back to the alleged perpetrator Call me crazy but getting the alleged perpetrator to investigate seem s a bit oddmdash a bit like reporting the local used car salesm an to the used car lot

In relation to those com plaints lodged in October that have allegedly been investigated the com plainant is in the public gallery and has received no reply from the departm ent or the CCC

W hat if the CCC investigates In a recent article in the Austra lian s lam m ing the CCC Professor T im othy Prenzler saidmdash

The current approach is overly elitist Ordinary complainants and whistle-blov^ers are treated dismissively and the people ol Queensland are badly let dov^n A major restructure is required to ensure optimal iegitimacy and effectiveness

[J a t

5taiiu are DaUiy lei LJOWM miiiujui lebuuciuitib itJMutiuu lu uiiiruifcs upuinar attu tiitLiivcrtc5gto raquo

1 table the paperAapei Bundle of documents various dates regarding Ihe statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor J O X

paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime anti Corruplion CoiTitnissron

Tabled paper

Tabled paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime and Corruplion Comtnisslbn slammed

The Local G overnm ent Tribunal was referred to last night The tribunal sweeps in at the last minute playing catch-up from day one I have read tribunal rulings full of spelling m istakes grammatical errors and errors of fact There is no appeal from the outcom e of the tribunal

I m ight be seen to be a loose cannon on this issue A loose cannon I may be but my views areshared by many Queenslanders m any com m unity organisations a num ber of trade unions and at least one cham ber of com m erce My interest in tabling the docum ents is not overwhelm ingly fo r those who are com pla in ingmdash though the ir cause is legitim atemdash and not overwhelm ingly to target dodgy councillorsmdash though I am sure there are a few o f thosemdash it is to draw attention to Q ueenslanders forced to work in a toxic bullying environm ent where they are subject to ongoing harassment leading many local governm ent workers to lose the ir jobs and tragically som e to lose the ir lives

M r SPEAKER I note m em ber for Cairns that that was m ore in the line of a statem ent not apersonal explanation but it being the last sitting day of the year 1 have allowed it

QuMnsland(bullnvvrnmgtfiJ

Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastmcture Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

O ur ref O U T16799

15 TEB 2016

Mr Robert Pyne MP Member fo r Cairns PO Box 5241 CAIRNS QLD 4870

Level 12 Executive Building100 George StreetPO Box 15009 City East

Queensland r002 AustraliaT e le p h o n e + 6 i 7 3 7 1 9 7 1 0 0

E m a il d e p u tr -p re m ifrreg n r i in is te r ia l q ld g o v a

Dear Mr f ^ e

I refer to issues you have raised regarding concerns brought to you by members of the public about their local governments

On 3 December 2015 1 wrote to you advising that the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) had reviewed material provided by you as the basis for your call for an Inquiry into the local government system in Queensland At the time the Department was of the opinion the issues amounted to localised matters specific to each of the local governments in question and did not contain evidence of systemic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry

Qn 2 December 2015 you tabled further material in the Queensland Parliament to support your call fo r an inquiry W hile I recognise your level of concern and appreciate your dedication to your constituents I can advise that the Department has now reviewed in detail those documents and is of the opinion that no new complaints matters concerning operation or performance of any of the local governments has been raised The Department has advised that some of the material tabled related to matters previously considered and dealt with by the Department by way of referral to the Cairns Regional Council in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009 as noted in my letter to you on 3 December 2015

As previously advised I would recommend you encourage people with issues with their local governments to raise them formally through the appropriate complaints or appeals process This includes making a complaint to the local government concerned which must deal with those complaints in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 or making a complaint to the Queensland Ombudsman Where there is evidence of corrupt conduct by a public official the matter should be referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission

I encourage you to contact Ms Emily Brogan of my office on 3719 7082 or by email to em ilybrogan ministerialq ldgovau Emily would be pleased to arrange a briefing for you with a key departmental representative to listen and further discuss your concerns if required

iYours sincerely

JAC KIE TRAD MP DEPUTY PREMIERMinister for infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

2272 Ministerial Statements 15 Oct 2015

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS Local Government

Hon JA TRAD (South BrisbanemdashALP) (Deputy Premier Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade) (1131 am) The Local Government Act 2009 provides a framework for dealing with complaints about the conduct of individual councillors as well as for the intervention by the state in certain circumstances Yesterday the member for Cairns provided my office with a range of documents pertaining to local government in Queensland and I understand these same documents were subsequently tabled in the House yesterday afternoon My office immediately referred this material to my department for consideration and assessment

My department has undertaken an initial review of this material Based on this initial review they have not found any basis to substantiate the claims that local government in Queensland is broken or that a systemic judicial inquiry is needed More specifically I can advise the House there are two complainants who have raised a series of allegations regarding Cairns Regional Council related to conflicts of interest the letting of contracts and breaches of the EPAmdashthe Environmental Protection Actmdashand this documentation included a reasonable level of detail and particulars These will be immediately referred back to my department and back to the CEO of Cairns Regional Council for preliminary assessment as provided for under the Local Government Act 2009

Additionally a significant volume of material has also been provided in relation to the Tablelands Regional Council I am advised that some of the claims made in this material may be referred to the CCC given the nature of the allegations I am also advised that the vast majority of the material however is very difficult to classify in a short period of time as it is a mix of broad allegations of breaches of particular sections of the act citing comments by councillors and staff in council meetings media articles and what appears to be lsquoreportsrsquo prepared by complainants Much of the material cannot be attributed to an individual as these do hot have any author or complainant details

Nonetheless I have instructed my department to review all the material thoroughly and provide advice to me once this has occurred I will update the House in due course once I have received detailed advice from my department

HANSARD - CUT 20151203

M INISTERIAL STATEM ENTS Local G overnm ent Adm inistrationHon JA TRAD (South Brisbanemdash ALP) (Deputy Premier M in ister for TransportM inister for Infrastructure Local Governrnent and Planning and M inister for Trade)(736 pm) On 14 October the m em ber for Cairns provided my office with a range of docum ents pertaining to local governm ent in Queensland vith sim ilar documents subsequently tabled in the House

As I advised parliam ent on 15 October my office imm ediately referred this material to my departm ent fo r consideration and assessment My departm ent provided an initial review o f these claims and at that time advised me that they had not found any basis to substantiate the call for a judicia l inquiry that accom panied the release of this material

The Departm ent of Infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning has now completed a full review of the material provided in October Based on this review my departm ent is of the opinion that the issues raised am ount to localised matters specific to each of the local governm ents in question and that it does not provide any cogent evidence of system ic problems with the local governm ent system that would justify an inquiry into local governm ent as called for by the m em ber for Cairns

My departm entrsquos review o f the material has identified that two local matters relating to potential conflicts of in terest should be referred to the CEO of the Cairns Regional Council for prelim inary assessm ent under the Local G overnm ent Act and I can

^ advise that this has now occurred In relation to the rem aining claims in the OctoberV material my departm ent found that the matters had already been investigated by the - r

relevant authority or that maUers could not be substantiated based on the limited details provided or that the cla im s were oTa general nature and did not specify yennv^ -x L- I + + ^ raquoraquolaquo vgtn 4- bullactionable material or tha t the issues raised reflected an individuals disagreem ent with the decision o f the local governm ent

Beyond the two potential conflict of interest matters raised above I am advised that itis not considered necessary to take any further action in respect of any of the__allegations made by the m em ber fo r Cairns in O ctober I have today written to the mem ber fo r Cairns advising him o f these findings To rem ove any doubt my director- general has also today written to the O m budsm an asking he undertake an expeditious review of the departm entrsquos actions in relation to this matterIn my correspondence to the m em ber for Cairns I have also taken the opportunity to remind him o f the most appropria te method by which affected parties should seek rem edies to any issues that they think constitute a dispute with local governmentFor the benefit o f all members local governm ent com plaints should be dealt with as follows if a person has a com plaint about a decision of local governm ent or the service the local governm ent provides they should contact their local governm ents custom er service area call centre or inquiry counter which may be able to address their concern If this does not resolve the matter it is recom m ended that they write to the local governm ent and make an official complaint

J

HA N SA R D - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015M em ber fo r C airns Rob Pyne - PERSO NA L EX P LIN A TIO N

M r SPEAKER Before I cal the Leader of the House I am informed that the m ember for Cairns wanted to m ake a personal explanation Bearing in m ind that th is is the last sitting this year I will allow the m em b erfo r Cairns to m ake a personal explanation

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Cairnsmdash ALP) (957 am) I would like to m ake a personal explanation in relation to

com m ents made by the Deputy Prem ier last night in relation to docum ents that I have tabled in this House I have an intim ate knowledge of the local governm ent com plaints process having served as a local governm ent councillor fo r seven years In relation to the recom m ended course o f action o f lodging com plaints with council in the first instance I credit Q ueenslanders w ith the intelligence to complain to their local council if they have problems Unfortunately that has not been the successful outcome that many Q ueenslanders would have liked to have seen Indeed com plaining directly to councils on some circum stances has seen residents threatened with legal action businesses locked out of council contracts and em ployees threatened to lose the ir employment

The Deputy Prem ier m entioned the CCC The COG has consistently failed to identify and punish wrongdoers Indeed in over 95 per cent o f low-level corruption com plaints the CCC has handed m atters back to local councils to investigatemdash that is back to the alleged perpetrator Call me crazy but getting the alleged perpetrator to investigate seem s a bit oddmdash a bit like reporting the local used car salesm an to the used car lot

In relation to those com plaints lodged in October that have allegedly been investigated the com plainant is in the public gallery and has received no reply from the departm ent or the CCC

W hat if the CCC investigates In a recent article in the Austra lian s lam m ing the CCC Professor T im othy Prenzler saidmdash

The current approach is overly elitist Ordinary complainants and whistle-blov^ers are treated dismissively and the people ol Queensland are badly let dov^n A major restructure is required to ensure optimal iegitimacy and effectiveness

[J a t

5taiiu are DaUiy lei LJOWM miiiujui lebuuciuitib itJMutiuu lu uiiiruifcs upuinar attu tiitLiivcrtc5gto raquo

1 table the paperAapei Bundle of documents various dates regarding Ihe statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor J O X

paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime anti Corruplion CoiTitnissron

Tabled paper

Tabled paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime and Corruplion Comtnisslbn slammed

The Local G overnm ent Tribunal was referred to last night The tribunal sweeps in at the last minute playing catch-up from day one I have read tribunal rulings full of spelling m istakes grammatical errors and errors of fact There is no appeal from the outcom e of the tribunal

I m ight be seen to be a loose cannon on this issue A loose cannon I may be but my views areshared by many Queenslanders m any com m unity organisations a num ber of trade unions and at least one cham ber of com m erce My interest in tabling the docum ents is not overwhelm ingly fo r those who are com pla in ingmdash though the ir cause is legitim atemdash and not overwhelm ingly to target dodgy councillorsmdash though I am sure there are a few o f thosemdash it is to draw attention to Q ueenslanders forced to work in a toxic bullying environm ent where they are subject to ongoing harassment leading many local governm ent workers to lose the ir jobs and tragically som e to lose the ir lives

M r SPEAKER I note m em ber for Cairns that that was m ore in the line of a statem ent not apersonal explanation but it being the last sitting day of the year 1 have allowed it

QuMnsland(bullnvvrnmgtfiJ

Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastmcture Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

O ur ref O U T16799

15 TEB 2016

Mr Robert Pyne MP Member fo r Cairns PO Box 5241 CAIRNS QLD 4870

Level 12 Executive Building100 George StreetPO Box 15009 City East

Queensland r002 AustraliaT e le p h o n e + 6 i 7 3 7 1 9 7 1 0 0

E m a il d e p u tr -p re m ifrreg n r i in is te r ia l q ld g o v a

Dear Mr f ^ e

I refer to issues you have raised regarding concerns brought to you by members of the public about their local governments

On 3 December 2015 1 wrote to you advising that the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) had reviewed material provided by you as the basis for your call for an Inquiry into the local government system in Queensland At the time the Department was of the opinion the issues amounted to localised matters specific to each of the local governments in question and did not contain evidence of systemic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry

Qn 2 December 2015 you tabled further material in the Queensland Parliament to support your call fo r an inquiry W hile I recognise your level of concern and appreciate your dedication to your constituents I can advise that the Department has now reviewed in detail those documents and is of the opinion that no new complaints matters concerning operation or performance of any of the local governments has been raised The Department has advised that some of the material tabled related to matters previously considered and dealt with by the Department by way of referral to the Cairns Regional Council in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009 as noted in my letter to you on 3 December 2015

As previously advised I would recommend you encourage people with issues with their local governments to raise them formally through the appropriate complaints or appeals process This includes making a complaint to the local government concerned which must deal with those complaints in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 or making a complaint to the Queensland Ombudsman Where there is evidence of corrupt conduct by a public official the matter should be referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission

I encourage you to contact Ms Emily Brogan of my office on 3719 7082 or by email to em ilybrogan ministerialq ldgovau Emily would be pleased to arrange a briefing for you with a key departmental representative to listen and further discuss your concerns if required

iYours sincerely

JAC KIE TRAD MP DEPUTY PREMIERMinister for infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

HANSARD - CUT 20151203

M INISTERIAL STATEM ENTS Local G overnm ent Adm inistrationHon JA TRAD (South Brisbanemdash ALP) (Deputy Premier M in ister for TransportM inister for Infrastructure Local Governrnent and Planning and M inister for Trade)(736 pm) On 14 October the m em ber for Cairns provided my office with a range of docum ents pertaining to local governm ent in Queensland vith sim ilar documents subsequently tabled in the House

As I advised parliam ent on 15 October my office imm ediately referred this material to my departm ent fo r consideration and assessment My departm ent provided an initial review o f these claims and at that time advised me that they had not found any basis to substantiate the call for a judicia l inquiry that accom panied the release of this material

The Departm ent of Infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning has now completed a full review of the material provided in October Based on this review my departm ent is of the opinion that the issues raised am ount to localised matters specific to each of the local governm ents in question and that it does not provide any cogent evidence of system ic problems with the local governm ent system that would justify an inquiry into local governm ent as called for by the m em ber for Cairns

My departm entrsquos review o f the material has identified that two local matters relating to potential conflicts of in terest should be referred to the CEO of the Cairns Regional Council for prelim inary assessm ent under the Local G overnm ent Act and I can

^ advise that this has now occurred In relation to the rem aining claims in the OctoberV material my departm ent found that the matters had already been investigated by the - r

relevant authority or that maUers could not be substantiated based on the limited details provided or that the cla im s were oTa general nature and did not specify yennv^ -x L- I + + ^ raquoraquolaquo vgtn 4- bullactionable material or tha t the issues raised reflected an individuals disagreem ent with the decision o f the local governm ent

Beyond the two potential conflict of interest matters raised above I am advised that itis not considered necessary to take any further action in respect of any of the__allegations made by the m em ber fo r Cairns in O ctober I have today written to the mem ber fo r Cairns advising him o f these findings To rem ove any doubt my director- general has also today written to the O m budsm an asking he undertake an expeditious review of the departm entrsquos actions in relation to this matterIn my correspondence to the m em ber for Cairns I have also taken the opportunity to remind him o f the most appropria te method by which affected parties should seek rem edies to any issues that they think constitute a dispute with local governmentFor the benefit o f all members local governm ent com plaints should be dealt with as follows if a person has a com plaint about a decision of local governm ent or the service the local governm ent provides they should contact their local governm ents custom er service area call centre or inquiry counter which may be able to address their concern If this does not resolve the matter it is recom m ended that they write to the local governm ent and make an official complaint

J

HA N SA R D - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015M em ber fo r C airns Rob Pyne - PERSO NA L EX P LIN A TIO N

M r SPEAKER Before I cal the Leader of the House I am informed that the m ember for Cairns wanted to m ake a personal explanation Bearing in m ind that th is is the last sitting this year I will allow the m em b erfo r Cairns to m ake a personal explanation

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Cairnsmdash ALP) (957 am) I would like to m ake a personal explanation in relation to

com m ents made by the Deputy Prem ier last night in relation to docum ents that I have tabled in this House I have an intim ate knowledge of the local governm ent com plaints process having served as a local governm ent councillor fo r seven years In relation to the recom m ended course o f action o f lodging com plaints with council in the first instance I credit Q ueenslanders w ith the intelligence to complain to their local council if they have problems Unfortunately that has not been the successful outcome that many Q ueenslanders would have liked to have seen Indeed com plaining directly to councils on some circum stances has seen residents threatened with legal action businesses locked out of council contracts and em ployees threatened to lose the ir employment

The Deputy Prem ier m entioned the CCC The COG has consistently failed to identify and punish wrongdoers Indeed in over 95 per cent o f low-level corruption com plaints the CCC has handed m atters back to local councils to investigatemdash that is back to the alleged perpetrator Call me crazy but getting the alleged perpetrator to investigate seem s a bit oddmdash a bit like reporting the local used car salesm an to the used car lot

In relation to those com plaints lodged in October that have allegedly been investigated the com plainant is in the public gallery and has received no reply from the departm ent or the CCC

W hat if the CCC investigates In a recent article in the Austra lian s lam m ing the CCC Professor T im othy Prenzler saidmdash

The current approach is overly elitist Ordinary complainants and whistle-blov^ers are treated dismissively and the people ol Queensland are badly let dov^n A major restructure is required to ensure optimal iegitimacy and effectiveness

[J a t

5taiiu are DaUiy lei LJOWM miiiujui lebuuciuitib itJMutiuu lu uiiiruifcs upuinar attu tiitLiivcrtc5gto raquo

1 table the paperAapei Bundle of documents various dates regarding Ihe statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor J O X

paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime anti Corruplion CoiTitnissron

Tabled paper

Tabled paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime and Corruplion Comtnisslbn slammed

The Local G overnm ent Tribunal was referred to last night The tribunal sweeps in at the last minute playing catch-up from day one I have read tribunal rulings full of spelling m istakes grammatical errors and errors of fact There is no appeal from the outcom e of the tribunal

I m ight be seen to be a loose cannon on this issue A loose cannon I may be but my views areshared by many Queenslanders m any com m unity organisations a num ber of trade unions and at least one cham ber of com m erce My interest in tabling the docum ents is not overwhelm ingly fo r those who are com pla in ingmdash though the ir cause is legitim atemdash and not overwhelm ingly to target dodgy councillorsmdash though I am sure there are a few o f thosemdash it is to draw attention to Q ueenslanders forced to work in a toxic bullying environm ent where they are subject to ongoing harassment leading many local governm ent workers to lose the ir jobs and tragically som e to lose the ir lives

M r SPEAKER I note m em ber for Cairns that that was m ore in the line of a statem ent not apersonal explanation but it being the last sitting day of the year 1 have allowed it

QuMnsland(bullnvvrnmgtfiJ

Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastmcture Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

O ur ref O U T16799

15 TEB 2016

Mr Robert Pyne MP Member fo r Cairns PO Box 5241 CAIRNS QLD 4870

Level 12 Executive Building100 George StreetPO Box 15009 City East

Queensland r002 AustraliaT e le p h o n e + 6 i 7 3 7 1 9 7 1 0 0

E m a il d e p u tr -p re m ifrreg n r i in is te r ia l q ld g o v a

Dear Mr f ^ e

I refer to issues you have raised regarding concerns brought to you by members of the public about their local governments

On 3 December 2015 1 wrote to you advising that the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) had reviewed material provided by you as the basis for your call for an Inquiry into the local government system in Queensland At the time the Department was of the opinion the issues amounted to localised matters specific to each of the local governments in question and did not contain evidence of systemic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry

Qn 2 December 2015 you tabled further material in the Queensland Parliament to support your call fo r an inquiry W hile I recognise your level of concern and appreciate your dedication to your constituents I can advise that the Department has now reviewed in detail those documents and is of the opinion that no new complaints matters concerning operation or performance of any of the local governments has been raised The Department has advised that some of the material tabled related to matters previously considered and dealt with by the Department by way of referral to the Cairns Regional Council in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009 as noted in my letter to you on 3 December 2015

As previously advised I would recommend you encourage people with issues with their local governments to raise them formally through the appropriate complaints or appeals process This includes making a complaint to the local government concerned which must deal with those complaints in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 or making a complaint to the Queensland Ombudsman Where there is evidence of corrupt conduct by a public official the matter should be referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission

I encourage you to contact Ms Emily Brogan of my office on 3719 7082 or by email to em ilybrogan ministerialq ldgovau Emily would be pleased to arrange a briefing for you with a key departmental representative to listen and further discuss your concerns if required

iYours sincerely

JAC KIE TRAD MP DEPUTY PREMIERMinister for infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

HA N SA R D - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015M em ber fo r C airns Rob Pyne - PERSO NA L EX P LIN A TIO N

M r SPEAKER Before I cal the Leader of the House I am informed that the m ember for Cairns wanted to m ake a personal explanation Bearing in m ind that th is is the last sitting this year I will allow the m em b erfo r Cairns to m ake a personal explanation

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Cairnsmdash ALP) (957 am) I would like to m ake a personal explanation in relation to

com m ents made by the Deputy Prem ier last night in relation to docum ents that I have tabled in this House I have an intim ate knowledge of the local governm ent com plaints process having served as a local governm ent councillor fo r seven years In relation to the recom m ended course o f action o f lodging com plaints with council in the first instance I credit Q ueenslanders w ith the intelligence to complain to their local council if they have problems Unfortunately that has not been the successful outcome that many Q ueenslanders would have liked to have seen Indeed com plaining directly to councils on some circum stances has seen residents threatened with legal action businesses locked out of council contracts and em ployees threatened to lose the ir employment

The Deputy Prem ier m entioned the CCC The COG has consistently failed to identify and punish wrongdoers Indeed in over 95 per cent o f low-level corruption com plaints the CCC has handed m atters back to local councils to investigatemdash that is back to the alleged perpetrator Call me crazy but getting the alleged perpetrator to investigate seem s a bit oddmdash a bit like reporting the local used car salesm an to the used car lot

In relation to those com plaints lodged in October that have allegedly been investigated the com plainant is in the public gallery and has received no reply from the departm ent or the CCC

W hat if the CCC investigates In a recent article in the Austra lian s lam m ing the CCC Professor T im othy Prenzler saidmdash

The current approach is overly elitist Ordinary complainants and whistle-blov^ers are treated dismissively and the people ol Queensland are badly let dov^n A major restructure is required to ensure optimal iegitimacy and effectiveness

[J a t

5taiiu are DaUiy lei LJOWM miiiujui lebuuciuitib itJMutiuu lu uiiiruifcs upuinar attu tiitLiivcrtc5gto raquo

1 table the paperAapei Bundle of documents various dates regarding Ihe statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor J O X

paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime anti Corruplion CoiTitnissron

Tabled paper

Tabled paper The Australian media article dated 9 November 2015 tilled lsquoQueenslands Crime and Corruplion Comtnisslbn slammed

The Local G overnm ent Tribunal was referred to last night The tribunal sweeps in at the last minute playing catch-up from day one I have read tribunal rulings full of spelling m istakes grammatical errors and errors of fact There is no appeal from the outcom e of the tribunal

I m ight be seen to be a loose cannon on this issue A loose cannon I may be but my views areshared by many Queenslanders m any com m unity organisations a num ber of trade unions and at least one cham ber of com m erce My interest in tabling the docum ents is not overwhelm ingly fo r those who are com pla in ingmdash though the ir cause is legitim atemdash and not overwhelm ingly to target dodgy councillorsmdash though I am sure there are a few o f thosemdash it is to draw attention to Q ueenslanders forced to work in a toxic bullying environm ent where they are subject to ongoing harassment leading many local governm ent workers to lose the ir jobs and tragically som e to lose the ir lives

M r SPEAKER I note m em ber for Cairns that that was m ore in the line of a statem ent not apersonal explanation but it being the last sitting day of the year 1 have allowed it

QuMnsland(bullnvvrnmgtfiJ

Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastmcture Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

O ur ref O U T16799

15 TEB 2016

Mr Robert Pyne MP Member fo r Cairns PO Box 5241 CAIRNS QLD 4870

Level 12 Executive Building100 George StreetPO Box 15009 City East

Queensland r002 AustraliaT e le p h o n e + 6 i 7 3 7 1 9 7 1 0 0

E m a il d e p u tr -p re m ifrreg n r i in is te r ia l q ld g o v a

Dear Mr f ^ e

I refer to issues you have raised regarding concerns brought to you by members of the public about their local governments

On 3 December 2015 1 wrote to you advising that the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) had reviewed material provided by you as the basis for your call for an Inquiry into the local government system in Queensland At the time the Department was of the opinion the issues amounted to localised matters specific to each of the local governments in question and did not contain evidence of systemic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry

Qn 2 December 2015 you tabled further material in the Queensland Parliament to support your call fo r an inquiry W hile I recognise your level of concern and appreciate your dedication to your constituents I can advise that the Department has now reviewed in detail those documents and is of the opinion that no new complaints matters concerning operation or performance of any of the local governments has been raised The Department has advised that some of the material tabled related to matters previously considered and dealt with by the Department by way of referral to the Cairns Regional Council in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009 as noted in my letter to you on 3 December 2015

As previously advised I would recommend you encourage people with issues with their local governments to raise them formally through the appropriate complaints or appeals process This includes making a complaint to the local government concerned which must deal with those complaints in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 or making a complaint to the Queensland Ombudsman Where there is evidence of corrupt conduct by a public official the matter should be referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission

I encourage you to contact Ms Emily Brogan of my office on 3719 7082 or by email to em ilybrogan ministerialq ldgovau Emily would be pleased to arrange a briefing for you with a key departmental representative to listen and further discuss your concerns if required

iYours sincerely

JAC KIE TRAD MP DEPUTY PREMIERMinister for infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

QuMnsland(bullnvvrnmgtfiJ

Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastmcture Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

O ur ref O U T16799

15 TEB 2016

Mr Robert Pyne MP Member fo r Cairns PO Box 5241 CAIRNS QLD 4870

Level 12 Executive Building100 George StreetPO Box 15009 City East

Queensland r002 AustraliaT e le p h o n e + 6 i 7 3 7 1 9 7 1 0 0

E m a il d e p u tr -p re m ifrreg n r i in is te r ia l q ld g o v a

Dear Mr f ^ e

I refer to issues you have raised regarding concerns brought to you by members of the public about their local governments

On 3 December 2015 1 wrote to you advising that the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) had reviewed material provided by you as the basis for your call for an Inquiry into the local government system in Queensland At the time the Department was of the opinion the issues amounted to localised matters specific to each of the local governments in question and did not contain evidence of systemic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry

Qn 2 December 2015 you tabled further material in the Queensland Parliament to support your call fo r an inquiry W hile I recognise your level of concern and appreciate your dedication to your constituents I can advise that the Department has now reviewed in detail those documents and is of the opinion that no new complaints matters concerning operation or performance of any of the local governments has been raised The Department has advised that some of the material tabled related to matters previously considered and dealt with by the Department by way of referral to the Cairns Regional Council in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009 as noted in my letter to you on 3 December 2015

As previously advised I would recommend you encourage people with issues with their local governments to raise them formally through the appropriate complaints or appeals process This includes making a complaint to the local government concerned which must deal with those complaints in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 or making a complaint to the Queensland Ombudsman Where there is evidence of corrupt conduct by a public official the matter should be referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission

I encourage you to contact Ms Emily Brogan of my office on 3719 7082 or by email to em ilybrogan ministerialq ldgovau Emily would be pleased to arrange a briefing for you with a key departmental representative to listen and further discuss your concerns if required

iYours sincerely

JAC KIE TRAD MP DEPUTY PREMIERMinister for infrastructure Local Governm ent and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

Deputy PremierMinister for Infrastructure loca Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

Our ref M C I61732

7 APR 208

level 1100 Oeofgv Stjeel PO Pox ] S009 fa s Quecsislnrd UAYJ A ustm lia l e l t p h u n ^ + 6 i 7 3 7 3 9 7 1 0 0

Lmail Cf-pitvpemm-jnim SUiJldiuidjto

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Mr Rob Pyne MP Member for CairnsVia email cairns parliamentqldgovau

Dear Mr Pyne

Thank you for your email of 21 March about feedback from a meeting held in February to discuss loca government issues

I am advised in relation to the matters discussed at that meeting the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning has taken a number of actions

o confirmed a number of matters are under current investigation by the Ombudsman or Crime and Corruption Commission

lt investigated issues raised in relation to a development application in Somerset Regional Council and found that Councirs decision is being considered by the Planning and Environment Court

reg investigated issues raised in relation to Fraser Coast Regional Council seawalls and found that Council has made a lawful decision to apply special rates and charges under the relevant legislation

bull reviewed Cairns Regional Councils engagement of a contractor under the Locai Buy arrangement and found it to be compliant with procurement requirements

reg refened the issue relating to flying fox removal in Cairns Regional Council area to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection for investigation

o consulted with the Department of Natural [Tesources and Mines regarding the legality of council charges for mining claims and found them to be in line with standard provisions

o advised a number of correspondents to take any evidence of criminal activity to the Queensland Police Service and evidence of corrupt conduct to the Crime and Corruption Commission

raquo advised a number of correspondents of their options to refer their complaint to the Ombudsman seek legal advice or the advice of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Department continues to address a number of the matters through ongoing correspondence and investigations A summary of the responses to the niaterial you tabled in October and December 2015 is enclosed

Additionally the Department has been reviewing the material you tabled in February and March in detail and is taking action on matters as they are fully investigated

1 would reiterate the advice previously provided to please refer anyone who has evidence of criminal activity to the Queensland Police Service and anyone who has evidence of corrupt conduct fo the Crime and Corruption Commission

In reference to your email of 26 March 2016 1 can confirm it is not usual practice for any Members of Parliament to coritact Directors-Generai or departmental officers directly I would be pleased to assist you at any time with requests for information and these can be made by either emailing 11yP r fV ie rsquo ta-miriistOflaI d id om araquo or contacting rny office on 3719 7100

Additionally Members of Pcirliamcnt have a number of options for re-questing information from Ministers including questions with or without notice in Parliament and Right to Information requests under the Right to Information Act 2009

I trust this information is of assistance If you require further information please contact Mr Matt Collins Chief of Staff in rny office on 3719 7100

Yours sincerely

b - i

JACKIE TRAD MP DEPliPTt PREMIERMinister for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

Encl

Page 2 o f 2

Attachm ent 1

S um m ary and analysis o f docum ents tab led by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in the Queensland P arliam ent (14 O cto ber 2015)

DocNo

Date Council

1 6 05 2 0 1 5 I Tablelanas Briefing Paper - Our locai gove rnm ent and fa ilures o f the com p la in ts process

2015 Table lands Page t it le d 2015 com m encing LNP

and Labor Party

w e re In fo rm ed

U ndated Cairns

Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages

19

Correspondence to 1 Rob Pyne from

Noel Castley- W righ t (Cairns)i

Councillorconductallegations

Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation

I Nil Nil

Nil Nil

C onflic ts of in te re s t (Col) fo r 7Councillo rs iV laterial Personal In te re s t (MPi) fo r 1 counc illo r

Expresses general concerns a bou t Councils CEO M ayor D epartm en t

T ribuna l CMC and com pla in ts processes p a rticu la rly pe rcep tion th a t process has been co rrup ted No new specific a llegations or com p la in ts m atte rs iden tifie d

Response

No ac tion reou ired

R eiterates concerns expressed in I D ocum ent 1

1 o f breach s224 Local

G overnm ent R egulation 2012 con trac ts gt$200K

No a c tio n requ ired

Council CEO advises no m a tte rs re purchase o r vehicles p lant b rough t to Council - th e re fo re no COIMPI can occurA lleges dam age to trees near lib ra ry and alludes to repo rt suggesting substandard w o rk by GEM expresses concern th a t GFM co n trac ted fo r arborea l w orks and questions process No firm a llega tion o r com p la in t m ade no

ev idence prov ided Suggests dism issal o f s ta ff at de - am a lgam ation based on po litica l a ffilia tio n A llegations w ith no spec ific ity o r eviderce to su p p o rt claim

The D e p a rtm e n t con tacted C o im clls CEO w h o advised th a t a il purchases o f p lan t and e q u ip m e n t w e re done u n d e r a local buy a rra n g e m e n t under the a p p ro p r ia te de lega tion and th a t no veh ic le purchases eve r w e n t b e fo re C ouncil fo r cons ide ra tion The D e p a rtm e n t re fe rre d the a llega tions a b o u t Councils co n tra c tin g a rrangem ents w ith GFM to the Council to deal w ith th ro u g h its in te rn a l com p la in ts m anagem en t processO th e r a llega tions p rov ided

in s u ffic ie n t g rounds fo r the D e p a rtm e n t to d e te rm in e w ro n g d o in g by Council or

In d iv id ual_councillo rs The______

1

Attachment 1

Doc Date Council I Description Label Pages Councillor Council S u m m a ry Allegation

No 1 Iden tify ing info conduct com plaintallegations allegations

T

Undated Cairns

i 5 I U ndated

6 O ct 13

I

U ndated

Response

Cairns Regional Council U ndeclared M a te ria l C onflic t (Cdirns)

Tablelands Report on

Tablelands Rfsgional Council A m e n d m e n t to S tanding O rders 3 1 0 lS

Tablelands

rab io iands

Extract from Tablelands Regional Council

_ ^ lu a lio n A i^d it _ Sum m ary ot M cflte r P ioven

Undisclosed C onflic t o f In te rest

1 C onflic ts o f Nil in te re s t (Col)

I fo r 7I Councillors

Separate Col fo r 1 counc illo r

Nil Nil

I Nil Nil

D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t if a person has

i evidence o f c o rru p tio n or m isco nd u c t by councillo rs th a t in fo rm a tio n should be p rov idec to th e C ounc il CEO or the CCC as

a p p ro p ria te

3 x C 0 x iC r N i l

(Hodge)

Possible CO X 7 Councillo rs - given a tte m p t to re tro sp e c tive lv m ake d ec la ra tion and rec tify ove rs igh t fa ilu re to id e n tify and declare Separate Col Ci Bates m a tte r a lready appears to have been dea lt w ith in accordance w ith the Act

The D e p a rtm e n t has re fe rre d th re e a llega tions o f possible fa ilu re to dea l w ith conflicts of in te re s t o r m a te ria l in te rests by seven co u n c illo rs to the Council CEO to u n d e rta k e a p re lim in a ry assessm ent in accordance th e Local G o ve rn m e n t Act

A llega tion 4 - no action requ ired

Standing O rders appear to have been am ended p ro p e rly by TRC and

i consis tent w ith p ractice endorsed by D epa rtm en t Appears to be lacking in substance

A m e n d m e n t o f Standing O rders rev iew ec by DILPG and no fu r th e r a c tio n requ ired

D escrip tion o f M ayo r p e rso n a lity in te rpe rsona l skills and leadersh ip style

D escrip tion o f a counc illo r w ho declared a co n flic t o f in te re s t (as requ ired by Local G ovt Act 2009)

The D e p a rtm e n t is rev iew ing the m a te ria l to ascerta in w h e th e r an in ve s tig a tion o r any o th e r action IS req u ire d

Cr Hodge appears to have decla red COi o r th a t he did n o t have a COi as re q u irsquoed under the LGA09 No action requ ired

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages--------- ------------

Councillorconductallegations

Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response

1 8 U ndated ^ab le ianris Summary o f M a tte r Breach o f Local G overnm ent Act TRC R roc irom ent

S 1 X C orrup t conduct X 1 Cr (M ayor)

CEOCouncils ta ff

Alleges M ayor d irec te d s ta ff m em ber to make a co n tra c t 3 years d u ra tio n instead o f 1 year as advertised d irec ted s ta ff m em ber as to w ho to aw ard the co n tra c t to and d irected co n tra c to r how to com p le te invoices

No evidence in s u p p o rt o f ba ld a llega tion rece ived If cogent

evidence exists c o m p la in a n t shou ld m ake co m p la in t to CEO a n d o r CCC

H ow ever th e D e p a rtm e n t is seeking fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n from the CEO on th is m a tte ^

9 U ndated a b le la n d s Sum m ary o f M a tte r No M ore G eneral Business a t TRC

Nil Nil C om pla int o f changes m ade to Standing Orders

No action re q u ire d Changes w e re m ade in accordance w ith Act and re fle c t p re fe rre d D epa rtm e n ta l p o s itio n on ren iu v ir ig g e n e id l business e lem en t

U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r V io len t

O utbursts

Nil CEO accused o f assault

Nil C om pla inan t shou ld be advised to rep o rt m a tte r to QPS his is n o t a C ounc illo r conduct com p la in t m a tte r

11 U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r Public insults

4 I x Nil

Inapp rop ria te1

C onduct xC r | (M ayor)

Appears com p la in t m ade a bou t conduc t o f M ayo r amp dism issed at p re lim ina ry assessment as frivo lo u s under th e Act

N ot a new c o n d u c t c o m p la in tNo action re q u ire d from Dcpartm enT

1

12 U ndated Table lands Sum m arv o f M a tte r Porjuiy

5 1 X M isconduct

X 1 Cr (M ayor)CEO A tte m p ts to rem ake com p la in ts

a lready de te rm ined by Local G overnm eni R pm unera tion and

D iscipline T ribuna l (T ribuna l) in 2013

No action re q u ire d fro m D ep a rtm e n t ~ proviously d e a lt i w ith by fr ib u n a l |

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council I Description labe l Iden tify ing info

Pages Councillorconductallegations

Councilcomplaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response j

13 U ndated Tablelands

i

Sum m ary of tT latter CEO and M ayo r d e libe ra te ly fa il to obey reso lu tion

6 Nil CEO N ot a co m p la in t a b o u t C ouncillo r

conduct

C o m p la ina n t m ay make a co m p la in t using Councils I c o m p la in ts m anagem en t I processes if n o t a lready d one so 1 H ow ever th e D epartm enl is c u rre n tly rev iew in g th is m a te ria l

14 7 1 0 2 0 1 5 Tablelands Divided roign new spaper ex trac t

3 Nil Nil Newspaper a rtic le n o t a com p la in t No action re q u ire d i

15 131C72015 Tnblolands

J

Queensland Parliam ent M a tte r o f Public In te re s t

0

Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d |

16 2 4 07 2 0 1 5 NA

1

Parlia rnontary Research B rie f fo r M r Shane Knuth M - Dismissed

Qld Councils

5 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

ji

17 U ndated NA vVitness Characters lsquo o rm s

9 Nil Nil Nil No action requ ired

118 Various T a t elands Newspaper artic les 8 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

TOTAL PAGES 91 1

A ttachm ent 2

DocNo

Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

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October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

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Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

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1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

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lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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S um m ary and analysis o f docum ents tab led by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in the Queensland P arliam ent (14 O cto ber 2015)

DocNo

Date Council

1 6 05 2 0 1 5 I Tablelanas Briefing Paper - Our locai gove rnm ent and fa ilures o f the com p la in ts process

2015 Table lands Page t it le d 2015 com m encing LNP

and Labor Party

w e re In fo rm ed

U ndated Cairns

Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages

19

Correspondence to 1 Rob Pyne from

Noel Castley- W righ t (Cairns)i

Councillorconductallegations

Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation

I Nil Nil

Nil Nil

C onflic ts of in te re s t (Col) fo r 7Councillo rs iV laterial Personal In te re s t (MPi) fo r 1 counc illo r

Expresses general concerns a bou t Councils CEO M ayor D epartm en t

T ribuna l CMC and com pla in ts processes p a rticu la rly pe rcep tion th a t process has been co rrup ted No new specific a llegations or com p la in ts m atte rs iden tifie d

Response

No ac tion reou ired

R eiterates concerns expressed in I D ocum ent 1

1 o f breach s224 Local

G overnm ent R egulation 2012 con trac ts gt$200K

No a c tio n requ ired

Council CEO advises no m a tte rs re purchase o r vehicles p lant b rough t to Council - th e re fo re no COIMPI can occurA lleges dam age to trees near lib ra ry and alludes to repo rt suggesting substandard w o rk by GEM expresses concern th a t GFM co n trac ted fo r arborea l w orks and questions process No firm a llega tion o r com p la in t m ade no

ev idence prov ided Suggests dism issal o f s ta ff at de - am a lgam ation based on po litica l a ffilia tio n A llegations w ith no spec ific ity o r eviderce to su p p o rt claim

The D e p a rtm e n t con tacted C o im clls CEO w h o advised th a t a il purchases o f p lan t and e q u ip m e n t w e re done u n d e r a local buy a rra n g e m e n t under the a p p ro p r ia te de lega tion and th a t no veh ic le purchases eve r w e n t b e fo re C ouncil fo r cons ide ra tion The D e p a rtm e n t re fe rre d the a llega tions a b o u t Councils co n tra c tin g a rrangem ents w ith GFM to the Council to deal w ith th ro u g h its in te rn a l com p la in ts m anagem en t processO th e r a llega tions p rov ided

in s u ffic ie n t g rounds fo r the D e p a rtm e n t to d e te rm in e w ro n g d o in g by Council or

In d iv id ual_councillo rs The______

1

Attachment 1

Doc Date Council I Description Label Pages Councillor Council S u m m a ry Allegation

No 1 Iden tify ing info conduct com plaintallegations allegations

T

Undated Cairns

i 5 I U ndated

6 O ct 13

I

U ndated

Response

Cairns Regional Council U ndeclared M a te ria l C onflic t (Cdirns)

Tablelands Report on

Tablelands Rfsgional Council A m e n d m e n t to S tanding O rders 3 1 0 lS

Tablelands

rab io iands

Extract from Tablelands Regional Council

_ ^ lu a lio n A i^d it _ Sum m ary ot M cflte r P ioven

Undisclosed C onflic t o f In te rest

1 C onflic ts o f Nil in te re s t (Col)

I fo r 7I Councillors

Separate Col fo r 1 counc illo r

Nil Nil

I Nil Nil

D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t if a person has

i evidence o f c o rru p tio n or m isco nd u c t by councillo rs th a t in fo rm a tio n should be p rov idec to th e C ounc il CEO or the CCC as

a p p ro p ria te

3 x C 0 x iC r N i l

(Hodge)

Possible CO X 7 Councillo rs - given a tte m p t to re tro sp e c tive lv m ake d ec la ra tion and rec tify ove rs igh t fa ilu re to id e n tify and declare Separate Col Ci Bates m a tte r a lready appears to have been dea lt w ith in accordance w ith the Act

The D e p a rtm e n t has re fe rre d th re e a llega tions o f possible fa ilu re to dea l w ith conflicts of in te re s t o r m a te ria l in te rests by seven co u n c illo rs to the Council CEO to u n d e rta k e a p re lim in a ry assessm ent in accordance th e Local G o ve rn m e n t Act

A llega tion 4 - no action requ ired

Standing O rders appear to have been am ended p ro p e rly by TRC and

i consis tent w ith p ractice endorsed by D epa rtm en t Appears to be lacking in substance

A m e n d m e n t o f Standing O rders rev iew ec by DILPG and no fu r th e r a c tio n requ ired

D escrip tion o f M ayo r p e rso n a lity in te rpe rsona l skills and leadersh ip style

D escrip tion o f a counc illo r w ho declared a co n flic t o f in te re s t (as requ ired by Local G ovt Act 2009)

The D e p a rtm e n t is rev iew ing the m a te ria l to ascerta in w h e th e r an in ve s tig a tion o r any o th e r action IS req u ire d

Cr Hodge appears to have decla red COi o r th a t he did n o t have a COi as re q u irsquoed under the LGA09 No action requ ired

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages--------- ------------

Councillorconductallegations

Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response

1 8 U ndated ^ab le ianris Summary o f M a tte r Breach o f Local G overnm ent Act TRC R roc irom ent

S 1 X C orrup t conduct X 1 Cr (M ayor)

CEOCouncils ta ff

Alleges M ayor d irec te d s ta ff m em ber to make a co n tra c t 3 years d u ra tio n instead o f 1 year as advertised d irec ted s ta ff m em ber as to w ho to aw ard the co n tra c t to and d irected co n tra c to r how to com p le te invoices

No evidence in s u p p o rt o f ba ld a llega tion rece ived If cogent

evidence exists c o m p la in a n t shou ld m ake co m p la in t to CEO a n d o r CCC

H ow ever th e D e p a rtm e n t is seeking fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n from the CEO on th is m a tte ^

9 U ndated a b le la n d s Sum m ary o f M a tte r No M ore G eneral Business a t TRC

Nil Nil C om pla int o f changes m ade to Standing Orders

No action re q u ire d Changes w e re m ade in accordance w ith Act and re fle c t p re fe rre d D epa rtm e n ta l p o s itio n on ren iu v ir ig g e n e id l business e lem en t

U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r V io len t

O utbursts

Nil CEO accused o f assault

Nil C om pla inan t shou ld be advised to rep o rt m a tte r to QPS his is n o t a C ounc illo r conduct com p la in t m a tte r

11 U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r Public insults

4 I x Nil

Inapp rop ria te1

C onduct xC r | (M ayor)

Appears com p la in t m ade a bou t conduc t o f M ayo r amp dism issed at p re lim ina ry assessment as frivo lo u s under th e Act

N ot a new c o n d u c t c o m p la in tNo action re q u ire d from Dcpartm enT

1

12 U ndated Table lands Sum m arv o f M a tte r Porjuiy

5 1 X M isconduct

X 1 Cr (M ayor)CEO A tte m p ts to rem ake com p la in ts

a lready de te rm ined by Local G overnm eni R pm unera tion and

D iscipline T ribuna l (T ribuna l) in 2013

No action re q u ire d fro m D ep a rtm e n t ~ proviously d e a lt i w ith by fr ib u n a l |

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council I Description labe l Iden tify ing info

Pages Councillorconductallegations

Councilcomplaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response j

13 U ndated Tablelands

i

Sum m ary of tT latter CEO and M ayo r d e libe ra te ly fa il to obey reso lu tion

6 Nil CEO N ot a co m p la in t a b o u t C ouncillo r

conduct

C o m p la ina n t m ay make a co m p la in t using Councils I c o m p la in ts m anagem en t I processes if n o t a lready d one so 1 H ow ever th e D epartm enl is c u rre n tly rev iew in g th is m a te ria l

14 7 1 0 2 0 1 5 Tablelands Divided roign new spaper ex trac t

3 Nil Nil Newspaper a rtic le n o t a com p la in t No action re q u ire d i

15 131C72015 Tnblolands

J

Queensland Parliam ent M a tte r o f Public In te re s t

0

Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d |

16 2 4 07 2 0 1 5 NA

1

Parlia rnontary Research B rie f fo r M r Shane Knuth M - Dismissed

Qld Councils

5 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

ji

17 U ndated NA vVitness Characters lsquo o rm s

9 Nil Nil Nil No action requ ired

118 Various T a t elands Newspaper artic les 8 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

TOTAL PAGES 91 1

A ttachm ent 2

DocNo

Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

11

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Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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Attachment 1

Doc Date Council I Description Label Pages Councillor Council S u m m a ry Allegation

No 1 Iden tify ing info conduct com plaintallegations allegations

T

Undated Cairns

i 5 I U ndated

6 O ct 13

I

U ndated

Response

Cairns Regional Council U ndeclared M a te ria l C onflic t (Cdirns)

Tablelands Report on

Tablelands Rfsgional Council A m e n d m e n t to S tanding O rders 3 1 0 lS

Tablelands

rab io iands

Extract from Tablelands Regional Council

_ ^ lu a lio n A i^d it _ Sum m ary ot M cflte r P ioven

Undisclosed C onflic t o f In te rest

1 C onflic ts o f Nil in te re s t (Col)

I fo r 7I Councillors

Separate Col fo r 1 counc illo r

Nil Nil

I Nil Nil

D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t if a person has

i evidence o f c o rru p tio n or m isco nd u c t by councillo rs th a t in fo rm a tio n should be p rov idec to th e C ounc il CEO or the CCC as

a p p ro p ria te

3 x C 0 x iC r N i l

(Hodge)

Possible CO X 7 Councillo rs - given a tte m p t to re tro sp e c tive lv m ake d ec la ra tion and rec tify ove rs igh t fa ilu re to id e n tify and declare Separate Col Ci Bates m a tte r a lready appears to have been dea lt w ith in accordance w ith the Act

The D e p a rtm e n t has re fe rre d th re e a llega tions o f possible fa ilu re to dea l w ith conflicts of in te re s t o r m a te ria l in te rests by seven co u n c illo rs to the Council CEO to u n d e rta k e a p re lim in a ry assessm ent in accordance th e Local G o ve rn m e n t Act

A llega tion 4 - no action requ ired

Standing O rders appear to have been am ended p ro p e rly by TRC and

i consis tent w ith p ractice endorsed by D epa rtm en t Appears to be lacking in substance

A m e n d m e n t o f Standing O rders rev iew ec by DILPG and no fu r th e r a c tio n requ ired

D escrip tion o f M ayo r p e rso n a lity in te rpe rsona l skills and leadersh ip style

D escrip tion o f a counc illo r w ho declared a co n flic t o f in te re s t (as requ ired by Local G ovt Act 2009)

The D e p a rtm e n t is rev iew ing the m a te ria l to ascerta in w h e th e r an in ve s tig a tion o r any o th e r action IS req u ire d

Cr Hodge appears to have decla red COi o r th a t he did n o t have a COi as re q u irsquoed under the LGA09 No action requ ired

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages--------- ------------

Councillorconductallegations

Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response

1 8 U ndated ^ab le ianris Summary o f M a tte r Breach o f Local G overnm ent Act TRC R roc irom ent

S 1 X C orrup t conduct X 1 Cr (M ayor)

CEOCouncils ta ff

Alleges M ayor d irec te d s ta ff m em ber to make a co n tra c t 3 years d u ra tio n instead o f 1 year as advertised d irec ted s ta ff m em ber as to w ho to aw ard the co n tra c t to and d irected co n tra c to r how to com p le te invoices

No evidence in s u p p o rt o f ba ld a llega tion rece ived If cogent

evidence exists c o m p la in a n t shou ld m ake co m p la in t to CEO a n d o r CCC

H ow ever th e D e p a rtm e n t is seeking fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n from the CEO on th is m a tte ^

9 U ndated a b le la n d s Sum m ary o f M a tte r No M ore G eneral Business a t TRC

Nil Nil C om pla int o f changes m ade to Standing Orders

No action re q u ire d Changes w e re m ade in accordance w ith Act and re fle c t p re fe rre d D epa rtm e n ta l p o s itio n on ren iu v ir ig g e n e id l business e lem en t

U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r V io len t

O utbursts

Nil CEO accused o f assault

Nil C om pla inan t shou ld be advised to rep o rt m a tte r to QPS his is n o t a C ounc illo r conduct com p la in t m a tte r

11 U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r Public insults

4 I x Nil

Inapp rop ria te1

C onduct xC r | (M ayor)

Appears com p la in t m ade a bou t conduc t o f M ayo r amp dism issed at p re lim ina ry assessment as frivo lo u s under th e Act

N ot a new c o n d u c t c o m p la in tNo action re q u ire d from Dcpartm enT

1

12 U ndated Table lands Sum m arv o f M a tte r Porjuiy

5 1 X M isconduct

X 1 Cr (M ayor)CEO A tte m p ts to rem ake com p la in ts

a lready de te rm ined by Local G overnm eni R pm unera tion and

D iscipline T ribuna l (T ribuna l) in 2013

No action re q u ire d fro m D ep a rtm e n t ~ proviously d e a lt i w ith by fr ib u n a l |

Attachm ent 1

DocNo

Date Council I Description labe l Iden tify ing info

Pages Councillorconductallegations

Councilcomplaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response j

13 U ndated Tablelands

i

Sum m ary of tT latter CEO and M ayo r d e libe ra te ly fa il to obey reso lu tion

6 Nil CEO N ot a co m p la in t a b o u t C ouncillo r

conduct

C o m p la ina n t m ay make a co m p la in t using Councils I c o m p la in ts m anagem en t I processes if n o t a lready d one so 1 H ow ever th e D epartm enl is c u rre n tly rev iew in g th is m a te ria l

14 7 1 0 2 0 1 5 Tablelands Divided roign new spaper ex trac t

3 Nil Nil Newspaper a rtic le n o t a com p la in t No action re q u ire d i

15 131C72015 Tnblolands

J

Queensland Parliam ent M a tte r o f Public In te re s t

0

Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d |

16 2 4 07 2 0 1 5 NA

1

Parlia rnontary Research B rie f fo r M r Shane Knuth M - Dismissed

Qld Councils

5 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

ji

17 U ndated NA vVitness Characters lsquo o rm s

9 Nil Nil Nil No action requ ired

118 Various T a t elands Newspaper artic les 8 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

TOTAL PAGES 91 1

A ttachm ent 2

DocNo

Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

11

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Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

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The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

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Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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Date Council Description Label Iden tify ing info

Pages--------- ------------

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Councilcom plaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response

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S 1 X C orrup t conduct X 1 Cr (M ayor)

CEOCouncils ta ff

Alleges M ayor d irec te d s ta ff m em ber to make a co n tra c t 3 years d u ra tio n instead o f 1 year as advertised d irec ted s ta ff m em ber as to w ho to aw ard the co n tra c t to and d irected co n tra c to r how to com p le te invoices

No evidence in s u p p o rt o f ba ld a llega tion rece ived If cogent

evidence exists c o m p la in a n t shou ld m ake co m p la in t to CEO a n d o r CCC

H ow ever th e D e p a rtm e n t is seeking fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n from the CEO on th is m a tte ^

9 U ndated a b le la n d s Sum m ary o f M a tte r No M ore G eneral Business a t TRC

Nil Nil C om pla int o f changes m ade to Standing Orders

No action re q u ire d Changes w e re m ade in accordance w ith Act and re fle c t p re fe rre d D epa rtm e n ta l p o s itio n on ren iu v ir ig g e n e id l business e lem en t

U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r V io len t

O utbursts

Nil CEO accused o f assault

Nil C om pla inan t shou ld be advised to rep o rt m a tte r to QPS his is n o t a C ounc illo r conduct com p la in t m a tte r

11 U ndated Table lands Sum m ary o f M a tte r Public insults

4 I x Nil

Inapp rop ria te1

C onduct xC r | (M ayor)

Appears com p la in t m ade a bou t conduc t o f M ayo r amp dism issed at p re lim ina ry assessment as frivo lo u s under th e Act

N ot a new c o n d u c t c o m p la in tNo action re q u ire d from Dcpartm enT

1

12 U ndated Table lands Sum m arv o f M a tte r Porjuiy

5 1 X M isconduct

X 1 Cr (M ayor)CEO A tte m p ts to rem ake com p la in ts

a lready de te rm ined by Local G overnm eni R pm unera tion and

D iscipline T ribuna l (T ribuna l) in 2013

No action re q u ire d fro m D ep a rtm e n t ~ proviously d e a lt i w ith by fr ib u n a l |

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13 U ndated Tablelands

i

Sum m ary of tT latter CEO and M ayo r d e libe ra te ly fa il to obey reso lu tion

6 Nil CEO N ot a co m p la in t a b o u t C ouncillo r

conduct

C o m p la ina n t m ay make a co m p la in t using Councils I c o m p la in ts m anagem en t I processes if n o t a lready d one so 1 H ow ever th e D epartm enl is c u rre n tly rev iew in g th is m a te ria l

14 7 1 0 2 0 1 5 Tablelands Divided roign new spaper ex trac t

3 Nil Nil Newspaper a rtic le n o t a com p la in t No action re q u ire d i

15 131C72015 Tnblolands

J

Queensland Parliam ent M a tte r o f Public In te re s t

0

Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d |

16 2 4 07 2 0 1 5 NA

1

Parlia rnontary Research B rie f fo r M r Shane Knuth M - Dismissed

Qld Councils

5 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

ji

17 U ndated NA vVitness Characters lsquo o rm s

9 Nil Nil Nil No action requ ired

118 Various T a t elands Newspaper artic les 8 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

TOTAL PAGES 91 1

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Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

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1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

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Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

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Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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Date Council I Description labe l Iden tify ing info

Pages Councillorconductallegations

Councilcomplaintallegations

Summary Allegation Response j

13 U ndated Tablelands

i

Sum m ary of tT latter CEO and M ayo r d e libe ra te ly fa il to obey reso lu tion

6 Nil CEO N ot a co m p la in t a b o u t C ouncillo r

conduct

C o m p la ina n t m ay make a co m p la in t using Councils I c o m p la in ts m anagem en t I processes if n o t a lready d one so 1 H ow ever th e D epartm enl is c u rre n tly rev iew in g th is m a te ria l

14 7 1 0 2 0 1 5 Tablelands Divided roign new spaper ex trac t

3 Nil Nil Newspaper a rtic le n o t a com p la in t No action re q u ire d i

15 131C72015 Tnblolands

J

Queensland Parliam ent M a tte r o f Public In te re s t

0

Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d |

16 2 4 07 2 0 1 5 NA

1

Parlia rnontary Research B rie f fo r M r Shane Knuth M - Dismissed

Qld Councils

5 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

ji

17 U ndated NA vVitness Characters lsquo o rm s

9 Nil Nil Nil No action requ ired

118 Various T a t elands Newspaper artic les 8 Nil Nil Nil No action req u ire d

TOTAL PAGES 91 1

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DocNo

Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

11

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Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

h ttp w w w brisb tinc iin ics com tiu a c tio n p riiitA rtic ie iil-1 (H) 14261 20 o4)2201 6

A ttachm ent 2

DocNo

Sum m ary and analysis of docum ents tabled by M r Rob Pyne M P M e m b e r fo r Cairns in th e Q ueensland Parliam ent (2 D ecem ber 2015)

Date Council I Description Label i Identifying info

U ndated Nil Table of Contents 1

3 1 4 10 2015 Genera

1 7 10 2 0 1 5 B undaberg

RC

Letter from The Services U nion supporting M r Rob Pyncs call fo r an in q u iry in to locai g ove rn m e nt _ _ _ _ _

Email to Cairns E lectora te o ffice ro rr i fvs M ary W alsh re ongo ing concerns about anp rova l o f a W o o iw o rth s M asters cen tre ad jacent to a w e tia n d sa re a Kepnock residcnts action group

I 4

Nil

Nil

Nil

Pages i Councillor I Conduct

allegations

Councilc o m p la in tallegationsNil

11

2 1 10 2 0 1 5 TablelandsRC

Letter fro m Cr M arjo rie Pagan to M r Rob Pyne

3 Nil Nil

ij

Nil

Nil

Summ ary j Allegation Response

P urports to cover range o f docum ents- a d d itio na l un lis ted m ate ria l id e n tifie d som e e lem en ts do n o t appear to have been included

Alleges bu lly ing abuse and v ic tim isa tio n rem ova l fro m a Council m eeting issues re a tte nd in g council m eetings by te ie iink a iiegations CFO does n o t obey council reso lu tions alleges bu lly ing o f sta ff alleges su ic ide o f a fo rm e r s ta ff m em ber in re la tio n to bu lly ing by M ayor fa ilu re to declare a COI by Cr Hodge on a deve lopm en t a pp lica tion use o fcasting vo te ______________________Nil

No action requ ired

No cogent evidence p rn v id e ri in su p p o rt o f a llega tions H ow eve r th e Depai tm e n t is c u rre n tly rev iew ing th e m a te ria l p rov ided

No action requ ired

W rite r advises th a t the Crime and C o rru p tio n Com m ission and the Q ueensland O m budsm an have re fused to act

The D e p a rtm e n t has active co rrespondence fro m Ms W alsh and th is issue has been prev ious ly rev iew ed

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

11

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m $SM

m

l i

m

Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

h ttp w w w brisb tinc iin ics com tiu a c tio n p riiitA rtic ie iil-1 (H) 14261 20 o4)2201 6

Attachm ent

I NoDate Council Description Label

1 Identifying info1

Pages CouncillorConductaiiegations

Council 1 com plaint 1 aiiegations

Summ ary Allegation Response

1

Various TablelanasRC

1I N ew spaper artic les 5 Nil Nil Various new spapo a rtic les in

response to M r Pynes docum en ts tabled O ctober 2015

No action requ ired [

N ov-15 M ackay RC M a ritim e U nion of A ustra lia ernaii o f su p p o rt to person

unknow n

1 Nil Nil 1

1

Email expressing su p p ort fo r M ackay Regional Council

em ployees

No action requ ired

V

C

U ndated Cairns RC A lan Krumin 2 Nil Nil I A llega tion fro m 2011 tha t council 1 o ffice r co m m itte d fraud Cairns RC

No cogent ev idence p ro v id e d in

su p p o rt o f a llega tions N ot ai

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Lockver

Valley RC

7 0 9 2 0 1 5 j Rcdland CC

David Henderson Secretary Scenic Rirn R a tppsyrrs A ssona tion in support o f M r Pynes call fo r inqu iry

Nil Nil

I

Copy o f correspondencp j from Redlands CC to Ms i A delia Berndge re com m ents pub lished on Facebook

Nil

d id n o t action investiga tion n o t carried o u t p roperly PID disclosures m ade and not p ro te c te d fro m reprisa l tak ing o f stress leave W orkC over c la im and

appeal fraud by payro ll clerk n o t dea lt w ith by Council s ta ff changes au ring de -am a lgam ation Concerns a b o u t death o f Council o ffice r - W HampS m atte rUnspecified com m e n ta ry lists o f artic les re la ting to backpackers Queensland M o to Park the Council o f M ayors co m m itte e bull some links to d e ve io pm o n t app lica tions______

c o m p la in t a b o u t C ounc illo r conciuct H ow ever t iie D e p a rtm e n t to w r ite to M r Pyne to advise th a t M r K rum in m ay w ish to pu rsue re leva n t m a tte rs

w ith th e a p p ro p ria te en titie s such as th e Council Q ueensland

O m budsm an or Q ueensland Ind us tr ia l Relations C om m ission

No action requ ired

Request by Council o r de fam a to ry m a te ria l to be rem oved from Facebook site - m a tte r be tw een Redland CC and Ms Berridge

] No ac tion requ ired

11

k---

m $SM

m

l i

m

Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

h ttp w w w brisb tinc iin ics com tiu a c tio n p riiitA rtic ie iil-1 (H) 14261 20 o4)2201 6

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Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

h ttp w w w brisb tinc iin ics com tiu a c tio n p riiitA rtic ie iil-1 (H) 14261 20 o4)2201 6

Media Release[ ^ o n e 0438 3 6 0 ^ 7 6 _________________ Email RobPvne(5gtparliam ent q ld aovau 1

October 13 2015 (EM BARGOED Until 200pm) TO ALL MEDIA

Council Allegations lead to inquiry callEXPLOSIVE allegations concerning a num ber of far northern Councils has led to a call for an inquiry into Local Governm ent in Queensland M em ber for Cairns Mr Pyne has tabled explosive allegations In the Queensland Parliam ent alleging unethical behavior bullying and breaches of the Local Governm ent Act (Qld) and called for a judicial enquiry into local government

Mr Pyne said in form ation provided to me by Tablelands Residents Jason Ward and Lyn O Connor in relation to Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) alleges illegal activities and a dvsfunctional culture at TRC He added I have also had complaints raised with me concerning Cairns Regional Council and Mareeba Shire C ounc il

in relation to TRC Mrs O rsquoC onnor said rsquoT h e long suffering resibents and staff of the TRC area have had to put up with a council that is nothing short of an em barrassment W hen you consider the system ic nature of the mal-adm inistration and the illegal behavior I know that this Council should be dism issed w ithout further delay and an adm inistrator appointedrsquo She also confirmed that TRC has a 3024 rate rise in the budget by 20172018 Mr W ard said Local G overnm ent should be an employer of choice and Councils owe a duty o f care to their staff as well as the community The num ber of people vho have been dism issed and damagedbecause of the bullying and toxic culture of TRC is shameful Lawlessness and white collar crime m ust be dealt with equally regardless of where it occurs or who the perpetrator is

Mr Pyne said Th is concept of Council as m aster rather than servant manifested itself recently when Redland City Council has sought to shut down online criticism by sending threatening legal letters to residents over comments made on social media suggesting political donations from developers had swayed council decisions Council also contacted som e of the posters employers about the controversy and at least one had their job threatened as a result

Mr Pyne said ldquoTransparency and accountability m ust be a cornerstone of our governance process and docum ents I have tabled in our Parliament shov^ this is not the case in Queensland A iiegations o f undisclosed (and disclosed) conflicts of interest bullying and fraud rdquo He concluded A jud ic ia l inquiry is required to get to the root of the real issues and identify system ic weaknesses in governance Such an inquiry would then be in a position to recommend changes to the Local Governm ent in Q ueenslandrdquo

TRCANrjlt pitjIOns (T-unrii

^ 1 3 O c l9 0 ^ r2 O 1 5

The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

Offico of tho Chief E xeru ilve O fficer ian G hiircti Chief Exnciiiive Officer 1 olephuno- 07) 4039 239Faicsiinlt (Or) 4091 4300CniLi infogtKi-ttftlyovDu

Fils Ref CUS-rjGN GOV-COJ-COD Your Ref

Via erna l cleoulvn rem ie itvn iin is tena iakIQov au

Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

A -4 -i r

1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

IAN CHURCHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

V iK f lsquo t x r D f

V A

fV r T t f y 5 t bull

gt Jr r f fS T A rCr-A

Public Offiti- IS Mibf Slict-f A thvrto ii QlD 4B33 l-nsiiil PO Eux 373 A thorlo ii QLD 4633S tjrv ic i CcrttiTgts AUiorlon TlEnbyrlon fyinleinrUi iTtfvonshoe W AV t fc (11 cJ g 0 V N u

Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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The Hon Jackie Trad MP_Deputy PremierM inister for Transport PTlinister for infrastructureLocal Government and Planning anci Minister for 1 lade PO Box 15009 C n Y E A S T QLD 4002

T ablelands Regional CouncilAtliamp rton Servic- Centro PO Boa f73 A iheilon 0 1 D |583 Te-iephone 1300 36 242

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Dear M inPlei

DOCUMENTS TO SE TABLED IN Q UEENSLAND PAR LIA M E N T B Y THE HON ROB PYNE MP

I lu tve just become aware that doourneiits containinvg allegations about Tablelands Reaiona Couiici will be tabled in iite Queensland Pariia inciil tomorrow I am acivlsegti that ttic fvlember for Cairns the Hon Rob Pyne will be tabling the documents and that they contain arcusations of inal-acim inistratiofi illegal activities and a dysfunclional cullurci The documents also call for a i c n I S judicial encjijiiy irito Local Governrnent mdash

T k Cwv iMr Pyne has not raised these allegations with the Tableland Reqional Council or sought any i y r com m ent ^ -

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1 hese are very serious allegations and are utterly refut-gtd in addition tabielanrJs Regional Council would weiCOrne an enquiry into any aspect o f its affairs f - ( rsquo p p T k c ^

Yours faithfully

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North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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Print A rlic ic Nurlh Queensland M l Rob Pyne to allege iraucl bulls ing in local gover Page 1 o f 2

3

brisbanePrint lliK anic le i 8 bull i C w imiow

North Queensland IVJP Rob Pyne to allege fraud bullying in local governmentn igt l^cmeiki-Irsquo lih liaK d Oclobor P rsquo01s - S -C llrsquo M

lab i) M P R oh Pyne w i l l dem and an in q n in in to loca l gove rnm ent in Q u cc iis la n d a lle g in g fraud b u lly in g n ep o tism and lo ic e n irn tim e n ls arc ru n n in g r ile

M i Pyne a ro rin c i C a irns (rsquo o u n c illo r w i l l use pai liruncnta ry pi is ilege to tab le e x p lo s iv e a lle g a tio n s against the ra b lc la m is R eg iona l C o u n c il w here Ics idc itis tire to face a P i |ie i cent rale rise in the 2 0 17 i S y ear w h ich M r P iic said had been b rough t to h im ivs ir le iits

M r P ne said he had also rece ived c o m p la in ts regarding tnher c o u n c ils and be lieved a w idesp read inqu ii-y intci lo ca i g o ve rn n ie n t in O ueonsltind was o v e r due

A s a resu lt o l a num ber o f issues vshich h i c been b ro tig lii to in o tT icc by constiiuen is co n ce rn in g the in a k id m in is tra tio n and a lle g e d ly i l lc g i i l conduc t w ith in th e ir lo c til c o u n c ils |) ani c a ll in g fo r th is inq ttiry jM r Pyne said on Tuesrlay

54 I v e n itid c a nun ibe i o f appo in tm cn ls to spctiK to lacs ie 1 rtid f lo c a i u o v e rn iiis m i M itiis ic iJ an il 1 am stire I w il l

s ire tik w ith her very soon he said

i C a irn s is ti long way ttw ay and I tin t cu n lid cn I w i l l be ta lk in g li) h ick ie e ry soon tind am co n n d e n l ttfa la ir p hea rin g

I M r P i lie s tiid le be lieved the c iir re n t c o t iip la in ls s stem was a ia ilu re

Ihe His th ing that w i l l happen w hen people c o m p ir iin to the C ( C w il l be tiie m utter w i l l be re fe rred back to theC iO o liic rc ie v iin t c o u n c il lita l is obvdously w ro ng on a m tinbe i o f le v e ls he said

1 lie o th e r th in g is the w h is tle b lo w e r p ro le c iiu n s arc tiCRuilly qu ite unsa tis facto ry heciiusc w hat y o u l l find is m atters w i l l go btick to the loca l co u iic il In the C E O tint jreop le w o n be dismissed lo r raising if ie ir concern^- but it just litippe iis a few w eeks la te r ihey arc d is itiisse d fo r co n ijile te iy d iffe re n t rciisons

M r Pyne be lieved the local g o ve rn m e n i changes intituluced by the I P iigt t illo w c o u n c ils m ore tiu iu n v iin y hid c o n ir ib u te tl to the p ro irlem

ft ib le liin d s Resident tind fa rm c i 1 y n () C o n n or stiid there was deep d iv is io n w ith in Irer loca l u o vc rn in e n t w h ic h had le ti tlti s e iio iis p rob lem s w h ile fe llo w res iden t hison W ard said concerned c itiz e n s w ere seeking to s lo p the harm across the board

M rs ( t C o n n o r said an in q u ity was needed to p u ll apart a ll tire cairsal cITccts but a spokesperson fo r M s fra dsaid tlie re w ere other steps as o u tlin e d in the lo c a l ( lo v e rn in c rit yct

I t is understood that the co n tp la ina n ts have p rev ious ly p ro v id e d in ib r in t i l io n to tiie Ibe p iir lrn e n i o lL o c t i l t io v e rn m c n t In fra s iru c ttire artd P k ir iii in g (D L ( i lP ) rega rd ing the itd it iin is ira tio n o f lo c a l g o ve rn n ie n ts she said in a s la iem cn i

W c arc aJv ised the issues raised w ere in ve s iig a ie u by the D e p a rin icn t attd fciund to be iin sn b s ia n lia ie d

1 he co n in la in an ts have p re v ious ly been a d iscd that i f ilicy have fu rth e r ev idence then titeiC arc anpro-ariate avenues lo t p rogress ing th e ir c o m p la in ts d e pend ing on the nature o f th e a lle g u iio n s - th is inc ludes in ve s tig a tion bv 1)1 (ilP rc fe rrtil to the C C C o r (diicciislancl O rnb iidsm a it

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MO t ir u lf ic e iitid e rs ia iid s that ihe co n p la in a n i has iio l t i p iov idoc l aiigt lu n h e r ev idence to the ilc p a r ln ie n t oi- to

ih c fdep tiiy P ie in ie r s tt f iic e

If there are new a iiega tions they s h itu k l be piriltiod to D L C ilP fo r in v e s lig a tin n o r rc te rra i to t iiio ih c i agencv

A spokesm an fo r the 1 oca ( io v e rn m c n t A ss o c ia tio n o f Q ueensland said they c o u ld not c o m n ie n l w it i io u i k n o w in g llie ahegtttiuus

B u t M l P ne said lie be lieved it was tim e to take a stand

r i i is Ltill fo r a ju d ic ia l i i ie iu in is not m ere ) Iitised on ev idence ih til has been b rough t to m e in m y s lin r i lim e as an M P but the lik e lih u o t tliat m uch m ore n itite r ia l t i l l co tne lo rw a rd i f a u inc jiiiry is set up and ivititesses feel sale to te s t ify he said

I am m ore than c o n lk lc n l it is jiis t the p io v e rb ia l l ip o f th e iceberg

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Cairns MP Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing within Far North Queensland councils( CsciJbcr 14 b-IOar-s

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C A IR N S MP Rob Pyne d a im s he w ill today re lease ev idence oack ing up a iieg a tio ns o une th ica i

b e tia v io u i bu lly ing and b re a ch e s o f tire i oca G o v e itim e n i AcP w ith in iluofe i-a r N o ittie rn counc ils

B ut his G ove rn n ien t says many of th e aiiegations have alreaciy been inves tiga ted ind found to be

un substan tia ted

th e rooKie Labor MP will use hij parliamontafy giiviic-ge to detail alleged illeqa activties within ra b le la n d s l-teq ionsl CcH ircil iv ta recba t-jhiie C ounc il an ti the C ta iiris R og iona l C ounc il

the o rif ie i two-terAs C a irns c o u n c illo r in tends to use th is tob iod Vi- io iic o to co ll fo i a iiu iic in l inou iry

to id en tify sys tem ic lea knesse s in q o ve in a n n e

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In a m ed ia re lea se s e n t out y e s te rd a y M r P yne d e d n re d h is e v k le n c e - p a it ia ily g a th e re d by

T a b le la n d s re s ic e n ts Jason W ard and I yr C C o n n o i - had a lrea dy been tab led in S ta te P a fiia rnen t

B ut he then issued a co rro c tio n say ing th a i lsquodue to pas liam en ta ry p ro c e d u ic f the doeu rnen ts w ou ld

be tab led im rn e d ia le y when the 1 e g is la tiv e A ssem b ly s its tod yy

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s ta te in e n l

D o cu m e n ts I have tab led in o u r P a r ia tn o n t sho w th is is no th o case in O iie e n s la n d

I Ilave rece ive d h nu m lta i iif a lle g a tio n s o f u n d is c lc s e ti (and r iis c lo s o d j confiicls n| in te rest tru lly iitg

anrJ fraud

He sa id a jud ic iii i i iq u iiy w as re q iii ie d to ge t to the rsquoro o i o f the te a l is s i e s rdquo

S u c h an in qu iry w o u ld then bn in a )gtosition to reoorrn iend thangrS io iochl g o v e rn m e n t in

Q u e e n s la n d M r P yne sa id

A sp o ke sw o m a n tor D epu ty P re m ie i and L tjo a i G o v e rn tn e iil M in is te r Ja c k ie T ra d sa id it w as

unc le is tood the c o m p la in a n ts had p re v io u s ly p ro v id e d m lo rin a tio n io the G o ve rn m e n t regard ing the

adm in i-stiat^on o i loca l y ijv e in m e n t

W e are a d v ise d tire issues la is e d w e re u ive s tiu a te fj by Ihe d e p a rtm e n t and found to be

u n s u b s ta n tia te d she said

S he sa id t t ie ii o ffice unde rs to od M r P yne hrad not p ro v id e il any fm tr ie i ev id e n ce to the de pa rtm e n t

nor to the D e pu ty P ie rn ie r

It th e ie are u tvv a llug a tio ns they s trou ld be p rov idod to t lie d e p a rtm e n t fo i invcrstigation or ig te r ia to

a n o th e a g e n c y sue said

l i ie s e p ro cesse s are d e a r ly ou tlin e d in ttie oca l G rjvornn icrn t A c t

la b le la n c is tiayoi R osa Lee Long s tio ir^ iiy re fu ted tire a ile g a iio trs o iie d byJvJi F^ynej yeste rday

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lsquo I am ve iy d isappo in ted that M i Pyiif- d id not contKt r iivseli or any o tt ie r seniur s taff f rom the TRC to

clarify these a l lega i io r s rdquo she said

ldquoW c w o i i id bullveicornc any inquiry by the State Goveinrnsin i and wiii be seek ing a retraction and an

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M areeba fdayor T om G iim ore be l ieved sorne of the a i iegat ions aga ins t his counc i l originatect f rom a

d isgu in t le d lo n n e i on ip loyee

A l l of the a l lega t ions vyem ir ivpst iga tftd and found to be w ithou t substance he said

I he matte w a s prom ptly and app iup i iM te iy dealt witt i rmd found to l iave no c a s e t(i answer

A C a irns R eg iona l Counc i l spu kesw orna n saici fvlr FQne had not ra ised any c r jn c e in s with tfie counci l

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Llcnbei icr iniis rrP yaw Ul rgt t-a te G ow rnm en t Or^nino PltHi3ment Ha JSC SfSbane r-lCTURE i AMW D - r i-j

C A IR N S MP Rob Pyne d a im s he w ill today re lease ev idence oack ing up a iieg a tio ns o une th ica i

b e tia v io u i bu lly ing and b re a ch e s o f tire i oca G o v e itim e n i AcP w ith in iluofe i-a r N o ittie rn counc ils

B ut his G ove rn n ien t says many of th e aiiegations have alreaciy been inves tiga ted ind found to be

un substan tia ted

th e rooKie Labor MP will use hij parliamontafy giiviic-ge to detail alleged illeqa activties within ra b le la n d s l-teq ionsl CcH ircil iv ta recba t-jhiie C ounc il an ti the C ta iiris R og iona l C ounc il

the o rif ie i two-terAs C a irns c o u n c illo r in tends to use th is tob iod Vi- io iic o to co ll fo i a iiu iic in l inou iry

to id en tify sys tem ic lea knesse s in q o ve in a n n e

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In a m ed ia re lea se s e n t out y e s te rd a y M r P yne d e d n re d h is e v k le n c e - p a it ia ily g a th e re d by

T a b le la n d s re s ic e n ts Jason W ard and I yr C C o n n o i - had a lrea dy been tab led in S ta te P a fiia rnen t

B ut he then issued a co rro c tio n say ing th a i lsquodue to pas liam en ta ry p ro c e d u ic f the doeu rnen ts w ou ld

be tab led im rn e d ia le y when the 1 e g is la tiv e A ssem b ly s its tod yy

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T ia n p p a re n c y and a c co u n ta b ility m us t be a c o rn e rs tu iio o f ou r g o v c n i- in c e p io c c s s he said in the

s ta te in e n l

D o cu m e n ts I have tab led in o u r P a r ia tn o n t sho w th is is no th o case in O iie e n s la n d

I Ilave rece ive d h nu m lta i iif a lle g a tio n s o f u n d is c lc s e ti (and r iis c lo s o d j confiicls n| in te rest tru lly iitg

anrJ fraud

He sa id a jud ic iii i i iq u iiy w as re q iii ie d to ge t to the rsquoro o i o f the te a l is s i e s rdquo

S u c h an in qu iry w o u ld then bn in a )gtosition to reoorrn iend thangrS io iochl g o v e rn m e n t in

Q u e e n s la n d M r P yne sa id

A sp o ke sw o m a n tor D epu ty P re m ie i and L tjo a i G o v e rn tn e iil M in is te r Ja c k ie T ra d sa id it w as

unc le is tood the c o m p la in a n ts had p re v io u s ly p ro v id e d m lo rin a tio n io the G o ve rn m e n t regard ing the

adm in i-stiat^on o i loca l y ijv e in m e n t

W e are a d v ise d tire issues la is e d w e re u ive s tiu a te fj by Ihe d e p a rtm e n t and found to be

u n s u b s ta n tia te d she said

S he sa id t t ie ii o ffice unde rs to od M r P yne hrad not p ro v id e il any fm tr ie i ev id e n ce to the de pa rtm e n t

nor to the D e pu ty P ie rn ie r

It th e ie are u tvv a llug a tio ns they s trou ld be p rov idod to t lie d e p a rtm e n t fo i invcrstigation or ig te r ia to

a n o th e a g e n c y sue said

l i ie s e p ro cesse s are d e a r ly ou tlin e d in ttie oca l G rjvornn icrn t A c t

la b le la n c is tiayoi R osa Lee Long s tio ir^ iiy re fu ted tire a ile g a iio trs o iie d byJvJi F^ynej yeste rday

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1

lsquo I am ve iy d isappo in ted that M i Pyiif- d id not contKt r iivseli or any o tt ie r seniur s taff f rom the TRC to

clarify these a l lega i io r s rdquo she said

ldquoW c w o i i id bullveicornc any inquiry by the State Goveinrnsin i and wiii be seek ing a retraction and an

a jx i lo g v

M areeba fdayor T om G iim ore be l ieved sorne of the a i iegat ions aga ins t his counc i l originatect f rom a

d isgu in t le d lo n n e i on ip loyee

A l l of the a l lega t ions vyem ir ivpst iga tftd and found to be w ithou t substance he said

I he matte w a s prom ptly and app iup i iM te iy dealt witt i rmd found to l iave no c a s e t(i answer

A C a irns R eg iona l Counc i l spu kesw orna n saici fvlr FQne had not ra ised any c r jn c e in s with tfie counci l

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Tree protester found guilty

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Queensland areas on flood watch

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399

lt tKpc ri Choie VVsirnae y i e y a i iF l j l i io r S rsquoO

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a - i C U T PlsquoS ipound AHf f lsquo D v c n I P n f r t ^ e c i f t e i i r n - rdquo 3t raquo a u r lt c d t o i h

ir aciiij V Si U5C H i pound sHo a rsquoi (rte lto bOS atj- CSiih Ot ltnrlaquoiis t-v iiit to vru 00 ilsquo art Orsquo r aofj oatlt5s s- rsquo U r i- arer Krsquo ov lt- is Oritn^ iesjvi 31 gtiAo e tik inn lt ej w f o u t rnyre Pjoal -n erev aaJ vGe a iu y -A jiA e iC i C ygP W

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r v -pound c v O A-

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t f T r S O f t pound A

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In a m ed ia re lea se s e n t out y e s te rd a y M r P yne d e d n re d h is e v k le n c e - p a it ia ily g a th e re d by

T a b le la n d s re s ic e n ts Jason W ard and I yr C C o n n o i - had a lrea dy been tab led in S ta te P a fiia rnen t

B ut he then issued a co rro c tio n say ing th a i lsquodue to pas liam en ta ry p ro c e d u ic f the doeu rnen ts w ou ld

be tab led im rn e d ia le y when the 1 e g is la tiv e A ssem b ly s its tod yy

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15 |Obs to be cut from JCU Cairns

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

Schum achers health is not good

T ia n p p a re n c y and a c co u n ta b ility m us t be a c o rn e rs tu iio o f ou r g o v c n i- in c e p io c c s s he said in the

s ta te in e n l

D o cu m e n ts I have tab led in o u r P a r ia tn o n t sho w th is is no th o case in O iie e n s la n d

I Ilave rece ive d h nu m lta i iif a lle g a tio n s o f u n d is c lc s e ti (and r iis c lo s o d j confiicls n| in te rest tru lly iitg

anrJ fraud

He sa id a jud ic iii i i iq u iiy w as re q iii ie d to ge t to the rsquoro o i o f the te a l is s i e s rdquo

S u c h an in qu iry w o u ld then bn in a )gtosition to reoorrn iend thangrS io iochl g o v e rn m e n t in

Q u e e n s la n d M r P yne sa id

A sp o ke sw o m a n tor D epu ty P re m ie i and L tjo a i G o v e rn tn e iil M in is te r Ja c k ie T ra d sa id it w as

unc le is tood the c o m p la in a n ts had p re v io u s ly p ro v id e d m lo rin a tio n io the G o ve rn m e n t regard ing the

adm in i-stiat^on o i loca l y ijv e in m e n t

W e are a d v ise d tire issues la is e d w e re u ive s tiu a te fj by Ihe d e p a rtm e n t and found to be

u n s u b s ta n tia te d she said

S he sa id t t ie ii o ffice unde rs to od M r P yne hrad not p ro v id e il any fm tr ie i ev id e n ce to the de pa rtm e n t

nor to the D e pu ty P ie rn ie r

It th e ie are u tvv a llug a tio ns they s trou ld be p rov idod to t lie d e p a rtm e n t fo i invcrstigation or ig te r ia to

a n o th e a g e n c y sue said

l i ie s e p ro cesse s are d e a r ly ou tlin e d in ttie oca l G rjvornn icrn t A c t

la b le la n c is tiayoi R osa Lee Long s tio ir^ iiy re fu ted tire a ile g a iio trs o iie d byJvJi F^ynej yeste rday

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(ainis MP Rob Pne alleges wrongdoing vviihiii bar North Queensland councils | Cair Page 3 o f 6

1

lsquo I am ve iy d isappo in ted that M i Pyiif- d id not contKt r iivseli or any o tt ie r seniur s taff f rom the TRC to

clarify these a l lega i io r s rdquo she said

ldquoW c w o i i id bullveicornc any inquiry by the State Goveinrnsin i and wiii be seek ing a retraction and an

a jx i lo g v

M areeba fdayor T om G iim ore be l ieved sorne of the a i iegat ions aga ins t his counc i l originatect f rom a

d isgu in t le d lo n n e i on ip loyee

A l l of the a l lega t ions vyem ir ivpst iga tftd and found to be w ithou t substance he said

I he matte w a s prom ptly and app iup i iM te iy dealt witt i rmd found to l iave no c a s e t(i answer

A C a irns R eg iona l Counc i l spu kesw orna n saici fvlr FQne had not ra ised any c r jn c e in s with tfie counci l

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H sv-c

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H usinem -

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A bandoned Lusury Cars f io in D u tia i

-ldquoifr -

Coiiid sou r b u rg la r find sou on Iacebook

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t oconul O il ( tinnging VVoim iis l ives

-K u tia n

I va NVotiian I rsquohotographs H e rs e lfW a lk in g N aked r iiro u g li N ew M o rk (N S F W d

ldquo Q ALiSt u iir i

No funera l fo r Bowie not even for fam ily

I fe w -

1 was d ru n k h orny and alonersquo

10 H ila rio u s Pictures O fleo|de O n M otorcycles

m l O l V v O i i r C k

A South A u stra lian Beach Shack Is r i ie W av T o (lO

STUtb u -m a iu

I he sinarlphone for Irad ies is here

n ii i i f B i in c u tufeU

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Most popular Cairns stories gt

Bailed Cairns m an back behind bars

You r c t iance lo do b in bad roads

Mareeba in s i iock at loss o f devo ted GP

Diivens avo id parking f ines

Save on Hotels Qantasno wiiii odf tovvvSt Piicn faru upto 0 Pfbull 01- Its gt6 A ijS

O c

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

Mareeba in shock at loss of devoted GP

Your chance to dob in bad roads

Drivers avoid parking fines

Witness memory key in acquittal

n

n

n n

n

ave

avo

bavfc

c h O T ( rsquo a C rsquoT

H itjhe ed iica tJO i

15 jobs to be cut from JCU Cairns

A o o p n o n w iv c

Free offer puts cats within a whisker of home

lt)( k t ( j U p

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

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Crsquoairns V1P Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing w ith in l-ar NorJli Qneensiand eouneiis Cair Page 5 o f 6

m

Tree protester found guilty

W e a th f

Queensland areas on flood watch

C B nnk U1 lom eLoan - Vaiu- Ofter (Ownei OcGupier Principal amp iidorost)

399

lt tKpc ri Choie VVsirnae y i e y a i iF l j l i io r S rsquoO

roarf 30 0 He

Foiiovv Us

a - i C U T PlsquoS ipound AHf f lsquo D v c n I P n f r t ^ e c i f t e i i r n - rdquo 3t raquo a u r lt c d t o i h

ir aciiij V Si U5C H i pound sHo a rsquoi (rte lto bOS atj- CSiih Ot ltnrlaquoiis t-v iiit to vru 00 ilsquo art Orsquo r aofj oatlt5s s- rsquo U r i- arer Krsquo ov lt- is Oritn^ iesjvi 31 gtiAo e tik inn lt ej w f o u t rnyre Pjoal -n erev aaJ vGe a iu y -A jiA e iC i C ygP W

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r v -pound c v O A-

coK-r (A icv CSa-vl Us

t f T r S O f t pound A

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1

lsquo I am ve iy d isappo in ted that M i Pyiif- d id not contKt r iivseli or any o tt ie r seniur s taff f rom the TRC to

clarify these a l lega i io r s rdquo she said

ldquoW c w o i i id bullveicornc any inquiry by the State Goveinrnsin i and wiii be seek ing a retraction and an

a jx i lo g v

M areeba fdayor T om G iim ore be l ieved sorne of the a i iegat ions aga ins t his counc i l originatect f rom a

d isgu in t le d lo n n e i on ip loyee

A l l of the a l lega t ions vyem ir ivpst iga tftd and found to be w ithou t substance he said

I he matte w a s prom ptly and app iup i iM te iy dealt witt i rmd found to l iave no c a s e t(i answer

A C a irns R eg iona l Counc i l spu kesw orna n saici fvlr FQne had not ra ised any c r jn c e in s with tfie counci l

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Broken glass ru ins (iagt fo r

F N O B en

H sv-c

( a im s A irp o r l ngures seUing records

H usinem -

Basic jioaciied eggs

)-iu

A bandoned Lusury Cars f io in D u tia i

-ldquoifr -

Coiiid sou r b u rg la r find sou on Iacebook

I t in H u b Ijy l iiCviA l i is i i i in

t oconul O il ( tinnging VVoim iis l ives

-K u tia n

I va NVotiian I rsquohotographs H e rs e lfW a lk in g N aked r iiro u g li N ew M o rk (N S F W d

ldquo Q ALiSt u iir i

No funera l fo r Bowie not even for fam ily

I fe w -

1 was d ru n k h orny and alonersquo

10 H ila rio u s Pictures O fleo|de O n M otorcycles

m l O l V v O i i r C k

A South A u stra lian Beach Shack Is r i ie W av T o (lO

STUtb u -m a iu

I he sinarlphone for Irad ies is here

n ii i i f B i in c u tufeU

wwcairnspostcomaunewscuirnscairns-mp-roh-i)ne-hllogcs-vroiigdoiitg-wit Td2201b

Cairns K-iP Rol) 1C nc allcees wrongdoinu w ith in Iar N o n li Queensland councils I Cair Pane 4 olC

Most popular Cairns stories gt

Bailed Cairns m an back behind bars

You r c t iance lo do b in bad roads

Mareeba in s i iock at loss o f devo ted GP

Diivens avo id parking f ines

Save on Hotels Qantasno wiiii odf tovvvSt Piicn faru upto 0 Pfbull 01- Its gt6 A ijS

O c

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

Mareeba in shock at loss of devoted GP

Your chance to dob in bad roads

Drivers avoid parking fines

Witness memory key in acquittal

n

n

n n

n

ave

avo

bavfc

c h O T ( rsquo a C rsquoT

H itjhe ed iica tJO i

15 jobs to be cut from JCU Cairns

A o o p n o n w iv c

Free offer puts cats within a whisker of home

lt)( k t ( j U p

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

hitpvN cairnsposlcomaiincwscairns cairns-inp-rob-pgtnc-al[cgcs-urongdoing-ii 5 (C 2016

Crsquoairns V1P Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing w ith in l-ar NorJli Qneensiand eouneiis Cair Page 5 o f 6

m

Tree protester found guilty

W e a th f

Queensland areas on flood watch

C B nnk U1 lom eLoan - Vaiu- Ofter (Ownei OcGupier Principal amp iidorost)

399

lt tKpc ri Choie VVsirnae y i e y a i iF l j l i io r S rsquoO

roarf 30 0 He

Foiiovv Us

a - i C U T PlsquoS ipound AHf f lsquo D v c n I P n f r t ^ e c i f t e i i r n - rdquo 3t raquo a u r lt c d t o i h

ir aciiij V Si U5C H i pound sHo a rsquoi (rte lto bOS atj- CSiih Ot ltnrlaquoiis t-v iiit to vru 00 ilsquo art Orsquo r aofj oatlt5s s- rsquo U r i- arer Krsquo ov lt- is Oritn^ iesjvi 31 gtiAo e tik inn lt ej w f o u t rnyre Pjoal -n erev aaJ vGe a iu y -A jiA e iC i C ygP W

6 A C k bullro T O h

r v -pound c v O A-

coK-r (A icv CSa-vl Us

t f T r S O f t pound A

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Cairns K-iP Rol) 1C nc allcees wrongdoinu w ith in Iar N o n li Queensland councils I Cair Pane 4 olC

Most popular Cairns stories gt

Bailed Cairns m an back behind bars

You r c t iance lo do b in bad roads

Mareeba in s i iock at loss o f devo ted GP

Diivens avo id parking f ines

Save on Hotels Qantasno wiiii odf tovvvSt Piicn faru upto 0 Pfbull 01- Its gt6 A ijS

O c

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

Mareeba in shock at loss of devoted GP

Your chance to dob in bad roads

Drivers avoid parking fines

Witness memory key in acquittal

n

n

n n

n

ave

avo

bavfc

c h O T ( rsquo a C rsquoT

H itjhe ed iica tJO i

15 jobs to be cut from JCU Cairns

A o o p n o n w iv c

Free offer puts cats within a whisker of home

lt)( k t ( j U p

Bailed Cairns man back behind bars

hitpvN cairnsposlcomaiincwscairns cairns-inp-rob-pgtnc-al[cgcs-urongdoing-ii 5 (C 2016

Crsquoairns V1P Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing w ith in l-ar NorJli Qneensiand eouneiis Cair Page 5 o f 6

m

Tree protester found guilty

W e a th f

Queensland areas on flood watch

C B nnk U1 lom eLoan - Vaiu- Ofter (Ownei OcGupier Principal amp iidorost)

399

lt tKpc ri Choie VVsirnae y i e y a i iF l j l i io r S rsquoO

roarf 30 0 He

Foiiovv Us

a - i C U T PlsquoS ipound AHf f lsquo D v c n I P n f r t ^ e c i f t e i i r n - rdquo 3t raquo a u r lt c d t o i h

ir aciiij V Si U5C H i pound sHo a rsquoi (rte lto bOS atj- CSiih Ot ltnrlaquoiis t-v iiit to vru 00 ilsquo art Orsquo r aofj oatlt5s s- rsquo U r i- arer Krsquo ov lt- is Oritn^ iesjvi 31 gtiAo e tik inn lt ej w f o u t rnyre Pjoal -n erev aaJ vGe a iu y -A jiA e iC i C ygP W

6 A C k bullro T O h

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MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS Local Government

Hon JA TRAD (South B risbanemdash ALP) (D eputy Prem ier M in ister fo r T ransport M in is ter fo r In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lanning and M inister for Trade) (1131 am) The Local G overnm ent A ct 2009 provides a fram ew ork fo r dealing with com pla in ts about the conduct of ind iv idua l councillo rs as well as fo r the intervention by the state in certa in c ircum stances Y este rday the m em ber for C a irns provided my office w ith a range o f docum ents perta in ing to local governm ent in Q ueensland and I understand these sam e docum ents were subsequen tly tabled in the House yeste rday a fternoon My o ffice im m edia te ly referred th is m ateria l to my departm en t fo r cons idera tion and assessm ent

My departm en t has undertaken an in itia l review o f th is m ateria l Based on th is initial review they have not found any basis to substan tia te the cla im s that local gove in iT ien t in Q ueensland is broken or tha t a system ic jud ic ia l inquiry is needed M ore specifica lly 1 can advise the H ouse there are tw o com pla inan ts who have raised a series o f a llegations regard ing C airns R egiona l Council re lated to conflicts o f in terest the letting o f contracts and breaches o f the EPAmdash the Environm enta l P ro tection A c tmdash and th is docum enta tion included a reasonab le level o f deta il and particu lars These w ill be im m edia te ly referred back to my departm en t and back to the CEO of C a irns R egiona l Council fo r pre lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G overnm ent Act 2009

A dd itiona lly a s ign ifican t vo lum e o f m ateria l has also been provided in relation to the Tab le lands R egiona l Council I am advised tha t som e o f the cla im s m ade in this m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC g iven the nature o f the a llega tions I am also advised that the vast m ajority of the m ateria l however is very d ifficu lt to c lassify in a short period of tim e as it is a m ix of broad a llegations o f breaches of particu lar sections of the act citing com m ents by councillo rs and staff in council m eetings m edia a rtic les and what appears to be reports^ p repared by com pla inants Much of the m ate rial ca n not be attribu ted to an ind iv idua l as these do not have any a u thor or com p la inan t detaijs

N onethe less 1 have instructed my departm en t to review all the m ateria l thorough ly and prov ide advice to m e once th is has occurred 1 w ill update the House in due course once I have received deta iled advice from m y departm ent

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Cl de W it sa id tf ia l ii M i P yne a fa irn e i c o tn c ilio r had a liega tions o f w rongtio inc he shou ld take ttien i tc3 re leva n t a u thon tes such as the C nm e and C o rrup tion C om m iss io n (C C C ) the D epa itrnen t of iocn i G o ve n tn ie n l or te Om t-judsm an ra ttie r than p u rsue the costiy p rocess o f a ju d ic ia l inqu iry

M i Pyne Knows ts ie ie a ie a lready Vveii-esirsblisiserj p io ce sse s In p lace fo i dea ling w itn in s tte ts sucfr a- il ie se she said

It s mcietiabifc thni a Meniber of Paii iament would seek to use his position to make toaseie^s i i rd t i il ia priviicfif^ of Pfv liameni essieciaily when mnttaiB tmko already been dealt wrtgt- m i_ proper prncnssns

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[ he M em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne yeslerctay tataied docum ents in S tate Parliam ent alleging wrongdoing at a number of councils particularly Table lands Regional Council in far north Queensland

They include a llegations of corruption in awarding tenders undisclosed conflicts ot interest anc intim idating conduct

Neil Henderson from the Services Union said while it was not known if the claims were true they should be properly investigated

On the face of it some o f ttiern are very serious and given the serious nature and the voluTie o f them we agree with MrPyne that an iprguiry is probably the best way to go from this point ldquo he said

Deputy Prem ier Jackie Trad says tlic re would not be a judicia l inquiry into the running of local governm ent in Queensland

Ms Trad told Parliam ent the Departm ent of Local Governm ent nad reviewed tno material

T hey have not found any basis to substantiate the claims that local governm ent in Queensland is broken or that a systemic Ijd C ia l inquiry is needed she said

spokesm an for Ms Trad said further allegations had been forwarded to t iis departm ent for investigation or referral to the Crime and Corruption Com m ission

The Local Governm ent Association of Queensland (LGAQ) nas re jected ca fs for a judicia l inqu iiy into councils

LGAO president tvlargaret de W it said it was regrettable Mr fryne used parliam entary privilege to m eke baseless claims which had a lready been dealt w ith by ra lsvant au tlia rities

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Tablelands M ayor Rosa Lee Long has re jected all o f the allegations and labelled them derogatory and defamatory

She said she would welcom e an inquiry

We believe that this is the work of a couple olsquo d isgruntled residents who don t like all of the decisions that council is making she said

Tneyd previously lodged com plaints and theyve had thorn assessed not just by council officers but also Department of Infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and Ihe Com e and C orn ip tion Com m ission and theyve been unsubstantiated

She said she was extrem ely disappointed with Mr Pyne

Rob Pyne M P has not shown any regard to the Table lands Regional Council with this m a tte r she said

W e tiave not received any contact wittr hint regarding these aampQaticris ancl the tabling of this infomation w liich is labelled as ccnfidentia l into a public arena w ithout seeking any in fo im a lion from those accused is in my opinion a blatant d is iega id of open honest and accountable governance

The documents also allege undisclosed conflicts of interest by Cairns regional counciHois in planning and procurerneni decisions

The concerns were raised by former G reens candidate Noel C astley-W right who has been a vocal opponent of the councils flyiifcj fov d ispersal methods which are the subject tyf court proceedings

he documents allege the council bought vehicles from a ca dealership vrhicn donated more than $40000 in campaign

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C airtis M ayor Bob Manning declined an interview but saici councillors com plied w ith legal obligations when dealing with planning decis ions where there were perceived conflicts of in te iest

He said rnanagernent and not elected councillors were in charge of buying council vehicles

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A union representing council workers has supported calls for an inquiry into claims of corruption in far north

Queensland councils

[ he M em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne yeslerctay tataied docum ents in S tate Parliam ent alleging wrongdoing at a number of councils particularly Table lands Regional Council in far north Queensland

They include a llegations of corruption in awarding tenders undisclosed conflicts ot interest anc intim idating conduct

Neil Henderson from the Services Union said while it was not known if the claims were true they should be properly investigated

On the face of it some o f ttiern are very serious and given the serious nature and the voluTie o f them we agree with MrPyne that an iprguiry is probably the best way to go from this point ldquo he said

Deputy Prem ier Jackie Trad says tlic re would not be a judicia l inquiry into the running of local governm ent in Queensland

Ms Trad told Parliam ent the Departm ent of Local Governm ent nad reviewed tno material

T hey have not found any basis to substantiate the claims that local governm ent in Queensland is broken or that a systemic Ijd C ia l inquiry is needed she said

spokesm an for Ms Trad said further allegations had been forwarded to t iis departm ent for investigation or referral to the Crime and Corruption Com m ission

The Local Governm ent Association of Queensland (LGAQ) nas re jected ca fs for a judicia l inqu iiy into councils

LGAO president tvlargaret de W it said it was regrettable Mr fryne used parliam entary privilege to m eke baseless claims which had a lready been dealt w ith by ra lsvant au tlia rities

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Tablelands M ayor Rosa Lee Long has re jected all o f the allegations and labelled them derogatory and defamatory

She said she would welcom e an inquiry

We believe that this is the work of a couple olsquo d isgruntled residents who don t like all of the decisions that council is making she said

Tneyd previously lodged com plaints and theyve had thorn assessed not just by council officers but also Department of Infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and Ihe Com e and C orn ip tion Com m ission and theyve been unsubstantiated

She said she was extrem ely disappointed with Mr Pyne

Rob Pyne M P has not shown any regard to the Table lands Regional Council with this m a tte r she said

W e tiave not received any contact wittr hint regarding these aampQaticris ancl the tabling of this infomation w liich is labelled as ccnfidentia l into a public arena w ithout seeking any in fo im a lion from those accused is in my opinion a blatant d is iega id of open honest and accountable governance

The documents also allege undisclosed conflicts of interest by Cairns regional counciHois in planning and procurerneni decisions

The concerns were raised by former G reens candidate Noel C astley-W right who has been a vocal opponent of the councils flyiifcj fov d ispersal methods which are the subject tyf court proceedings

he documents allege the council bought vehicles from a ca dealership vrhicn donated more than $40000 in campaign

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C airtis M ayor Bob Manning declined an interview but saici councillors com plied w ith legal obligations when dealing with planning decis ions where there were perceived conflicts of in te iest

He said rnanagernent and not elected councillors were in charge of buying council vehicles

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can d i r e c t th e CFO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs N o t in g t h a t th is is m e a n t to b e d o n e cons is tent t o t h e loca l g o v t

p r i ru u p le s th is is s im p ly no t t f ie case in p r a c t i c e in s o m e counc i ls

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[ he M em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne yeslerctay tataied docum ents in S tate Parliam ent alleging wrongdoing at a number of councils particularly Table lands Regional Council in far north Queensland

They include a llegations of corruption in awarding tenders undisclosed conflicts ot interest anc intim idating conduct

Neil Henderson from the Services Union said while it was not known if the claims were true they should be properly investigated

On the face of it some o f ttiern are very serious and given the serious nature and the voluTie o f them we agree with MrPyne that an iprguiry is probably the best way to go from this point ldquo he said

Deputy Prem ier Jackie Trad says tlic re would not be a judicia l inquiry into the running of local governm ent in Queensland

Ms Trad told Parliam ent the Departm ent of Local Governm ent nad reviewed tno material

T hey have not found any basis to substantiate the claims that local governm ent in Queensland is broken or that a systemic Ijd C ia l inquiry is needed she said

spokesm an for Ms Trad said further allegations had been forwarded to t iis departm ent for investigation or referral to the Crime and Corruption Com m ission

The Local Governm ent Association of Queensland (LGAQ) nas re jected ca fs for a judicia l inqu iiy into councils

LGAO president tvlargaret de W it said it was regrettable Mr fryne used parliam entary privilege to m eke baseless claims which had a lready been dealt w ith by ra lsvant au tlia rities

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Tablelands M ayor Rosa Lee Long has re jected all o f the allegations and labelled them derogatory and defamatory

She said she would welcom e an inquiry

We believe that this is the work of a couple olsquo d isgruntled residents who don t like all of the decisions that council is making she said

Tneyd previously lodged com plaints and theyve had thorn assessed not just by council officers but also Department of Infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and Ihe Com e and C orn ip tion Com m ission and theyve been unsubstantiated

She said she was extrem ely disappointed with Mr Pyne

Rob Pyne M P has not shown any regard to the Table lands Regional Council with this m a tte r she said

W e tiave not received any contact wittr hint regarding these aampQaticris ancl the tabling of this infomation w liich is labelled as ccnfidentia l into a public arena w ithout seeking any in fo im a lion from those accused is in my opinion a blatant d is iega id of open honest and accountable governance

The documents also allege undisclosed conflicts of interest by Cairns regional counciHois in planning and procurerneni decisions

The concerns were raised by former G reens candidate Noel C astley-W right who has been a vocal opponent of the councils flyiifcj fov d ispersal methods which are the subject tyf court proceedings

he documents allege the council bought vehicles from a ca dealership vrhicn donated more than $40000 in campaign

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C airtis M ayor Bob Manning declined an interview but saici councillors com plied w ith legal obligations when dealing with planning decis ions where there were perceived conflicts of in te iest

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1 T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n is the inaction of the Director-

G eneral M in ister and the CCC in r c l j i i o n V(gt t h e seven Sum m aries of

Evidence and o ther m ateria l in re lation to Tablelands Regional Councii

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ce rta in ly r ig h t on the m oney (so to speak) when in October PO15 he advised

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1 T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n is the inaction of the Director-

G eneral M in ister and the CCC in r c l j i i o n V(gt t h e seven Sum m aries of

Evidence and o ther m ateria l in re lation to Tablelands Regional Councii

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1 T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n is the inaction of the Director-

G eneral M in ister and the CCC in r c l j i i o n V(gt t h e seven Sum m aries of

Evidence and o ther m ateria l in re lation to Tablelands Regional Councii

and the Failure of th e Com plaints Processes th a t w as tabled in Qld

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QUEENSLAND TO W IT

1 L y n O C o n n o r o f in S t a l e o f Q u e e n s l a n d d os o i e m n l y a n d s i n c e r e l y d e c la r e that

1 T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n is the inaction of the Director-

G eneral M in ister and the CCC in r c l j i i o n V(gt t h e seven Sum m aries of

Evidence and o ther m ateria l in re lation to Tablelands Regional Councii

and the Failure of th e Com plaints Processes th a t w as tabled in Qld

S tate P arliam ent fay Hon Rob Pyne on 14^rsquo October 2015

R E F5515T1384( t u p - w w w v i r l i i i i n f r i l u l r l i n v a u j5 i amp U H iU i i 5 l a b J g lt i t gt K e T r a b l e d P a p i r r y c i

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S t u d y o f t l i e s i t u a t i o n in ioccil g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e f a i l u r e s o f t h e c o m p la i n t s

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1 T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n is the inaction of the Director-

G eneral M in ister and the CCC in r c l j i i o n V(gt t h e seven Sum m aries of

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s e n t d i r e c t l y t o t h e CCC t h e C C C F o r m C O l C o m p l a i n t L o d g e m e n t

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c v i d c o i o f i le s a n d rviy S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n

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r e c e i v e d a n y a c k n o w ie d g e m e n t f r o m the C C C t h a t t h e y h a v e r e c e iv e d rny

c o r r rsquo p l a m t s o r w h e r e t h e y a r e in re la t io n t o asivessrnent

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s t u d y w a s t a b l e d in t h e ()1D Pdi i i a m e n t a n d I c a n s t a t e w i t h t o t a l c o n f i d o u t e

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b e e n a n y is s u e s w i t h m y p o s t a l s e rv ic ty e m a i l t a p a b i l i l y or t e l e p h o n e s

i n d u d i n g m o b i l e p h o n e D u r m g t h i s t i m e 1 h a v e c o n t i n u e d to r e c e i v e a i l

c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in a t i m e l y m a n n e r f r o m a w id e r a n y e o f c o n t a c t s in c lu d in g

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ce rta in ly r ig h t on the m oney (so to speak) when in October PO15 he advised

Person id D13 th a t M y b e s t a d v ic e to y o u is to s u p p o r t R ob P y n e

And 1 m ake th is so lem n dec la ra tion conscJontiousiy be liev ing the sam e to be true

and by v irtu e o f the p rovis ions o f the O a llis Act 1S67

Declarer Lyn O Connor

laken and declared before me

2015 before me

d a y o f

[s ig n a tu re ]lustice of l i ic l^oaceCom m issioner fo r Declarations

T h i r s u c iio i i I tU c i l i tM ia lh iC n n l

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From IeoconnorfdbiaDondcomau Sent Thursday October 15 2015 6 07 AM To M a l l Collins D l0 Cc Hrin f-entimanSubject Re Chief o f Stafi response to Ms 1 yn OConnor - re Uiary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor etnai

G o o d M o r n in g M a t t

A p o lo g ie s fo r d e la y in r e s p o n d in g o v a r n ig h l

I ha d a call f r o m a m a n w h o s e w i f e c o m m i t t e d su ic ide w h i le u n d e r ta k in g a LG c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h

th e D G rsquos o f f ic e lu s t o n e m o r e e x a m p le t f i a t n e e d s t o be e x p lo re d t h r o u g h e v id e n c e t h r o u g h an in q u i r y

I w o u ld s in c e re ly h o p e t h a t p e o p le d o n t h a v e to re v e r t t o t e l l i n g th o s e s to r ie s a n d n a m in g D e p a r tm e n ta l

s ta f f in r f ie m ed ia

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p a r l i a m e n t w e b s i te docs i ink

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k in d e s t rega rds

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l y n O C o n n o r

M o b 0 4 0 7 7 3 6 7 4 6

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Ot--i M s O C onnor

i y c o m p u te r oQ pears fo be ir^ac rsquoe to o p e n bull ro s e file types

l a n vQ i p lease send as PDF o r W o rd O ocurrie iU s

i r a n k s

iV la t t C o li in s C hiei o t Star

n v ^ O ffice o f the Hon iackie T rac M ifraquo Oepui v lsquorsquo rem ier Viinistc- fo r n rs p o r i iM iriigt r to r n f3 5 ircfj aQ a laquo ans iinlt j Locai G o v e rn m e n t rind rrsquo ljn n in ^ V n riea e r r lsquoiraP e

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D e a r M a l t amp Erin

The ca l l is f o r an in q u i r y in to loca l g o v t as a le g i t im a t e w a y t o ge t to t h e r o o t o f t h e p ro b le m s f o r all loca l

g o v t s t h a t a re s t ru g g l in g

T he c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h b o t h th e DG s o f f i c e a n d th e CCC in 2 0 1 4 was a fa i lu re

In m a y 2 0 1 4 t h e a t ta c h e d B r ie f in g P a p e r was s e n t t o th e c u r r e n t g o v t t o e x p la in t h a t t h e c o m p la in t s

p ro c e s s y o u a re aga in d i r e c t in g us t o is s te r i le im p o t e n t o r o t h e r w is e useless f o r o n e re a s o n o r a n o th e r

P lease ta k e t h e t im e to u n d e r s ta n d a t least tfier e x e c u t iv e s u m m a ry

As y o u w o u ld be a w a re - th e loca l g o v t ac t w a s a m e n d e d in 2 0 1 2 by t h e N e w m a n G o v t so t h a t th e m a y o r

can d i r e c t th e CFO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs N o t in g t h a t th is is m e a n t to b e d o n e cons is tent t o t h e loca l g o v t

p r i ru u p le s th is is s im p ly no t t f ie case in p r a c t i c e in s o m e counc i ls

I h e fa c t is t h a t in s o m e counc i ls w i t h rea l p r o b le m s t l i e m a y o r d i re c ts t h e CEO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs

( fu l l s to p )

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s e n t d i r e c t l y t o t h e CCC t h e C C C F o r m C O l C o m p l a i n t L o d g e m e n t

I s u p p o r t i n g d e t a i l s ) d o c u m e n t w a s c o m p ie tm d o n t O c t o b e r P O lS s c a n n e d

a n d e m a i l e d t o t l e C C C o n 17- O c t o b e r 20113 w i t h a n a u t o r r i a t e d r e a d r e c e ip t

f i o m t h e C C C p o s t m a s t e r o n 17^ O c t o b e r 2 0 J 5

6 I f o r w a r d e d t n e s e v e n S u m m a r i e s o f M a L te i P re c is o f E v id e n c e d o c u i n e n t s to

f i l e C C C b y R e g is t e r e d f^os l o n 21 O c lo b e i 20J f A u s t r a l i a P o s t h a v e

r on firm ed t h a t the R e g i s t m e d Post parcel was de live red rece ived by t h e

in tc nd ed l e c i p i e n t b e in g t h e CC C I h i s p a r c e l t o t h e CCC in c lu d e d p r i m a r y

c v i d c o i o f i le s a n d rviy S t a t u t o r y D e c la r a t i o n

7 M y S t d t u l o r y D e c la r a t i o n a c c o m p a n y i n g t h e CC C i r d g e m e n t w a s d a t e d 1 9

O c t o b e r 20 15 a n d t h e o r i g i n a i w a s p o s t e d w i t h t t i o s e v e n n e w c o m p l a i n t s a n r l

p n m a i y e v i d e n c e f i le s b y r e g i s t e r e d post o n 2 1 O c t o b e r 201 h

G A t t h e t i m e o t w ^ i t in g t h i s s i a r u t e r y d e c la r a t i o n it is S u r tc ia y 29^ N o v e n ib e i

2(115 a n d I c a n c o n f i r m t h a t r n y m a i l e m a i l a n d t e le p h o n e s h a v e b e e n w o r k i n g

finc for all o t l i e r p e r s o n a l and business rom m un ica tions h o w e v e r 1 h a v e n o t

r e c e i v e d a n y a c k n o w ie d g e m e n t f r o m the C C C t h a t t h e y h a v e r e c e iv e d rny

c o r r rsquo p l a m t s o r w h e r e t h e y a r e in re la t io n t o asivessrnent

9 O n W e d n e s d a y 2 D e c e m b e r 2 9 1 5 it w i l l b e 7 fu l l w e e k s s in c e t h e I R C c ase

s t u d y w a s t a b l e d in t h e ()1D Pdi i i a m e n t a n d I c a n s t a t e w i t h t o t a l c o n f i d o u t e

t h a t a t t h i s p o in t in t i m e 1 I i a v e h a d n o r o n t a c t o r a t l c m p l e d c o n t a c t i i i r r n t h e

M i r i i s f c r M in isteria l S ta ff DG or DGs s ta ff o r tne departm en t

10 O n W e d n e s d a y 2 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 il w i l l b e o f u l l w e e k s s in c e t h e I R C

com pla in ts and ail relevant f o r m s were s e n t t o t h e CCC A ustra lia Post has

c o n f i r m e d thr3t t h e p a r c e l w a s i x i c e iv e d b y i h e CC C In t h i s L im e 1 h a v e no t

b e e n c o n t a c t e d in i r n y w a y b y tlsquo ic C C C b y p o s t e m a i l o r t e i e p i i o n e

11 D u r in g t h is 6 a n d 7 w e e k p e r io d r e s p e c fu l l y i r a n t o n f i r i i i t h a t t h e r e h a s n o t

b e e n a n y is s u e s w i t h m y p o s t a l s e rv ic ty e m a i l t a p a b i l i l y or t e l e p h o n e s

i n d u d i n g m o b i l e p h o n e D u r m g t h i s t i m e 1 h a v e c o n t i n u e d to r e c e i v e a i l

c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in a t i m e l y m a n n e r f r o m a w id e r a n y e o f c o n t a c t s in c lu d in g

p e r s o n a l and business h o w e v e r o com m unication o r a ttem pted

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com m un ica tion from the S ta le Govt m in is te ria l or clepartrnente and no

com m un ica tion or a tte m p te d c o m n ijn ic a tio n from the CCC

12 [ am therefore o f the be lie f th a t Q ueensland Local G overnnutn l is b iokon and

the re levan t S ta te A u tho rities a rc unable or unw illing to act

13 Mr Max Barrie w ho vaorks in the D irecto r G enerals Local G ovt D ept was

ce rta in ly r ig h t on the m oney (so to speak) when in October PO15 he advised

Person id D13 th a t M y b e s t a d v ic e to y o u is to s u p p o r t R ob P y n e

And 1 m ake th is so lem n dec la ra tion conscJontiousiy be liev ing the sam e to be true

and by v irtu e o f the p rovis ions o f the O a llis Act 1S67

Declarer Lyn O Connor

laken and declared before me

2015 before me

d a y o f

[s ig n a tu re ]lustice of l i ic l^oaceCom m issioner fo r Declarations

T h i r s u c iio i i I tU c i l i tM ia lh iC n n l

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G o o d M o r n in g M a t t

A p o lo g ie s fo r d e la y in r e s p o n d in g o v a r n ig h l

I ha d a call f r o m a m a n w h o s e w i f e c o m m i t t e d su ic ide w h i le u n d e r ta k in g a LG c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h

th e D G rsquos o f f ic e lu s t o n e m o r e e x a m p le t f i a t n e e d s t o be e x p lo re d t h r o u g h e v id e n c e t h r o u g h an in q u i r y

I w o u ld s in c e re ly h o p e t h a t p e o p le d o n t h a v e to re v e r t t o t e l l i n g th o s e s to r ie s a n d n a m in g D e p a r tm e n ta l

s ta f f in r f ie m ed ia

I he A t t a c h m e n t t i l l e d B r ie f in g P a p e r can be f o u n d at p a ge 38 - 56 o f th e ta b le d d o c u m e n ts th a t are on th e

p a r l i a m e n t w e b s i te docs i ink

1 w i l l w i l i f o r w a r d th e s k e tc h d o c in w o r d fo rm a t ra th e r t h a n p d f t h is t im e a n d see i f t h a t w o rk s

k in d e s t rega rds

Lyn

l y n O C o n n o r

M o b 0 4 0 7 7 3 6 7 4 6

yiiis fnu-td vvin 7i-v 3 ta i r r n f f t (f fc-r t f r r o u enxw cniv f in r con i ii f- srnf confioo--H rsquo3i in o rru iU to n f bull e i ldquo bullc- in o -ro r yr-gtjoskirH lo in ir rrn vcrci v i j t trM y a i pcis^ib T tn r r t i- j laquo j 9gtv bullOpte o f ^^)v fVoin y C ir rD r-tpo tc rsquo jyslei- n t- lw o riv

-(V jn n re n flfd rccrsquoGiom lh i5 r^n nl you mus no fviiv or -rsquoV J - irsquoOGfs- i i on 4 any fn-m o d bullcrsquoOUwfC OudtfM d o rpnbl Hion n( prnrjil if al o pfDiiOiletiU n it s sUltU0 o thcr-A - i - n i i i i l i bull n y i t f v t rsquo v 5 bull i n i rsquo s frp fK - a n d n n i tn o ifr j^ a r= s tio ii

o lt 4

From M a l l ColiinsSent Wednesday^ October 14 2015 1145 AM To leoconnorbiQPondcomau QLOCc Erin FentirnanSubject RE Chief of Staff response to Ms tyn O Connor - re Diary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor email

Ot--i M s O C onnor

i y c o m p u te r oQ pears fo be ir^ac rsquoe to o p e n bull ro s e file types

l a n vQ i p lease send as PDF o r W o rd O ocurrie iU s

i r a n k s

iV la t t C o li in s C hiei o t Star

n v ^ O ffice o f the Hon iackie T rac M ifraquo Oepui v lsquorsquo rem ier Viinistc- fo r n rs p o r i iM iriigt r to r n f3 5 ircfj aQ a laquo ans iinlt j Locai G o v e rn m e n t rind rrsquo ljn n in ^ V n riea e r r lsquoiraP e

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a C 7fr 19 707- 3(ilding IGC Geoffcp llrisiianG Pi I) rfCCrsquo OBox 70GS Citv las i Qi D ltU07

F ro m (eoconnor(S)bigpondtarTinu [maii to iL r oconnof^gvbigpnndcom au j Sent Tuesday 13 O c tobe r 201S lO)] PM To DlO ltd io d iigp q ld gov augtCc Erin f-entiman lttr in Fentimanaminis teriaqid gc)vaugt M a t t Coliins lt M attCoi l in sminister ia l q ld govaugt S u b je c t Re Chief o f Staff response to M s Lyn O C onnor re Diary M anager re Urgan t Meetir ig Request Lyn O C onnor email Im p o r ta n c e High

D e a r M a l t amp Erin

The ca l l is f o r an in q u i r y in to loca l g o v t as a le g i t im a t e w a y t o ge t to t h e r o o t o f t h e p ro b le m s f o r all loca l

g o v t s t h a t a re s t ru g g l in g

T he c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h b o t h th e DG s o f f i c e a n d th e CCC in 2 0 1 4 was a fa i lu re

In m a y 2 0 1 4 t h e a t ta c h e d B r ie f in g P a p e r was s e n t t o th e c u r r e n t g o v t t o e x p la in t h a t t h e c o m p la in t s

p ro c e s s y o u a re aga in d i r e c t in g us t o is s te r i le im p o t e n t o r o t h e r w is e useless f o r o n e re a s o n o r a n o th e r

P lease ta k e t h e t im e to u n d e r s ta n d a t least tfier e x e c u t iv e s u m m a ry

As y o u w o u ld be a w a re - th e loca l g o v t ac t w a s a m e n d e d in 2 0 1 2 by t h e N e w m a n G o v t so t h a t th e m a y o r

can d i r e c t th e CFO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs N o t in g t h a t th is is m e a n t to b e d o n e cons is tent t o t h e loca l g o v t

p r i ru u p le s th is is s im p ly no t t f ie case in p r a c t i c e in s o m e counc i ls

I h e fa c t is t h a t in s o m e counc i ls w i t h rea l p r o b le m s t l i e m a y o r d i re c ts t h e CEO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs

( fu l l s to p )

I i lgt ( o im n i

i i lc l iu ic t i i i o i)lt M in is ter i t ( ((

com m un ica tion from the S ta le Govt m in is te ria l or clepartrnente and no

com m un ica tion or a tte m p te d c o m n ijn ic a tio n from the CCC

12 [ am therefore o f the be lie f th a t Q ueensland Local G overnnutn l is b iokon and

the re levan t S ta te A u tho rities a rc unable or unw illing to act

13 Mr Max Barrie w ho vaorks in the D irecto r G enerals Local G ovt D ept was

ce rta in ly r ig h t on the m oney (so to speak) when in October PO15 he advised

Person id D13 th a t M y b e s t a d v ic e to y o u is to s u p p o r t R ob P y n e

And 1 m ake th is so lem n dec la ra tion conscJontiousiy be liev ing the sam e to be true

and by v irtu e o f the p rovis ions o f the O a llis Act 1S67

Declarer Lyn O Connor

laken and declared before me

2015 before me

d a y o f

[s ig n a tu re ]lustice of l i ic l^oaceCom m issioner fo r Declarations

T h i r s u c iio i i I tU c i l i tM ia lh iC n n l

Pace 3 oi 1

lt9=

L O C

From IeoconnorfdbiaDondcomau Sent Thursday October 15 2015 6 07 AM To M a l l Collins D l0 Cc Hrin f-entimanSubject Re Chief o f Stafi response to Ms 1 yn OConnor - re Uiary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor etnai

G o o d M o r n in g M a t t

A p o lo g ie s fo r d e la y in r e s p o n d in g o v a r n ig h l

I ha d a call f r o m a m a n w h o s e w i f e c o m m i t t e d su ic ide w h i le u n d e r ta k in g a LG c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h

th e D G rsquos o f f ic e lu s t o n e m o r e e x a m p le t f i a t n e e d s t o be e x p lo re d t h r o u g h e v id e n c e t h r o u g h an in q u i r y

I w o u ld s in c e re ly h o p e t h a t p e o p le d o n t h a v e to re v e r t t o t e l l i n g th o s e s to r ie s a n d n a m in g D e p a r tm e n ta l

s ta f f in r f ie m ed ia

I he A t t a c h m e n t t i l l e d B r ie f in g P a p e r can be f o u n d at p a ge 38 - 56 o f th e ta b le d d o c u m e n ts th a t are on th e

p a r l i a m e n t w e b s i te docs i ink

1 w i l l w i l i f o r w a r d th e s k e tc h d o c in w o r d fo rm a t ra th e r t h a n p d f t h is t im e a n d see i f t h a t w o rk s

k in d e s t rega rds

Lyn

l y n O C o n n o r

M o b 0 4 0 7 7 3 6 7 4 6

yiiis fnu-td vvin 7i-v 3 ta i r r n f f t (f fc-r t f r r o u enxw cniv f in r con i ii f- srnf confioo--H rsquo3i in o rru iU to n f bull e i ldquo bullc- in o -ro r yr-gtjoskirH lo in ir rrn vcrci v i j t trM y a i pcis^ib T tn r r t i- j laquo j 9gtv bullOpte o f ^^)v fVoin y C ir rD r-tpo tc rsquo jyslei- n t- lw o riv

-(V jn n re n flfd rccrsquoGiom lh i5 r^n nl you mus no fviiv or -rsquoV J - irsquoOGfs- i i on 4 any fn-m o d bullcrsquoOUwfC OudtfM d o rpnbl Hion n( prnrjil if al o pfDiiOiletiU n it s sUltU0 o thcr-A - i - n i i i i l i bull n y i t f v t rsquo v 5 bull i n i rsquo s frp fK - a n d n n i tn o ifr j^ a r= s tio ii

o lt 4

From M a l l ColiinsSent Wednesday^ October 14 2015 1145 AM To leoconnorbiQPondcomau QLOCc Erin FentirnanSubject RE Chief of Staff response to Ms tyn O Connor - re Diary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor email

Ot--i M s O C onnor

i y c o m p u te r oQ pears fo be ir^ac rsquoe to o p e n bull ro s e file types

l a n vQ i p lease send as PDF o r W o rd O ocurrie iU s

i r a n k s

iV la t t C o li in s C hiei o t Star

n v ^ O ffice o f the Hon iackie T rac M ifraquo Oepui v lsquorsquo rem ier Viinistc- fo r n rs p o r i iM iriigt r to r n f3 5 ircfj aQ a laquo ans iinlt j Locai G o v e rn m e n t rind rrsquo ljn n in ^ V n riea e r r lsquoiraP e

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a C 7fr 19 707- 3(ilding IGC Geoffcp llrisiianG Pi I) rfCCrsquo OBox 70GS Citv las i Qi D ltU07

F ro m (eoconnor(S)bigpondtarTinu [maii to iL r oconnof^gvbigpnndcom au j Sent Tuesday 13 O c tobe r 201S lO)] PM To DlO ltd io d iigp q ld gov augtCc Erin f-entiman lttr in Fentimanaminis teriaqid gc)vaugt M a t t Coliins lt M attCoi l in sminister ia l q ld govaugt S u b je c t Re Chief o f Staff response to M s Lyn O C onnor re Diary M anager re Urgan t Meetir ig Request Lyn O C onnor email Im p o r ta n c e High

D e a r M a l t amp Erin

The ca l l is f o r an in q u i r y in to loca l g o v t as a le g i t im a t e w a y t o ge t to t h e r o o t o f t h e p ro b le m s f o r all loca l

g o v t s t h a t a re s t ru g g l in g

T he c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h b o t h th e DG s o f f i c e a n d th e CCC in 2 0 1 4 was a fa i lu re

In m a y 2 0 1 4 t h e a t ta c h e d B r ie f in g P a p e r was s e n t t o th e c u r r e n t g o v t t o e x p la in t h a t t h e c o m p la in t s

p ro c e s s y o u a re aga in d i r e c t in g us t o is s te r i le im p o t e n t o r o t h e r w is e useless f o r o n e re a s o n o r a n o th e r

P lease ta k e t h e t im e to u n d e r s ta n d a t least tfier e x e c u t iv e s u m m a ry

As y o u w o u ld be a w a re - th e loca l g o v t ac t w a s a m e n d e d in 2 0 1 2 by t h e N e w m a n G o v t so t h a t th e m a y o r

can d i r e c t th e CFO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs N o t in g t h a t th is is m e a n t to b e d o n e cons is tent t o t h e loca l g o v t

p r i ru u p le s th is is s im p ly no t t f ie case in p r a c t i c e in s o m e counc i ls

I h e fa c t is t h a t in s o m e counc i ls w i t h rea l p r o b le m s t l i e m a y o r d i re c ts t h e CEO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs

( fu l l s to p )

lt9=

L O C

From IeoconnorfdbiaDondcomau Sent Thursday October 15 2015 6 07 AM To M a l l Collins D l0 Cc Hrin f-entimanSubject Re Chief o f Stafi response to Ms 1 yn OConnor - re Uiary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor etnai

G o o d M o r n in g M a t t

A p o lo g ie s fo r d e la y in r e s p o n d in g o v a r n ig h l

I ha d a call f r o m a m a n w h o s e w i f e c o m m i t t e d su ic ide w h i le u n d e r ta k in g a LG c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h

th e D G rsquos o f f ic e lu s t o n e m o r e e x a m p le t f i a t n e e d s t o be e x p lo re d t h r o u g h e v id e n c e t h r o u g h an in q u i r y

I w o u ld s in c e re ly h o p e t h a t p e o p le d o n t h a v e to re v e r t t o t e l l i n g th o s e s to r ie s a n d n a m in g D e p a r tm e n ta l

s ta f f in r f ie m ed ia

I he A t t a c h m e n t t i l l e d B r ie f in g P a p e r can be f o u n d at p a ge 38 - 56 o f th e ta b le d d o c u m e n ts th a t are on th e

p a r l i a m e n t w e b s i te docs i ink

1 w i l l w i l i f o r w a r d th e s k e tc h d o c in w o r d fo rm a t ra th e r t h a n p d f t h is t im e a n d see i f t h a t w o rk s

k in d e s t rega rds

Lyn

l y n O C o n n o r

M o b 0 4 0 7 7 3 6 7 4 6

yiiis fnu-td vvin 7i-v 3 ta i r r n f f t (f fc-r t f r r o u enxw cniv f in r con i ii f- srnf confioo--H rsquo3i in o rru iU to n f bull e i ldquo bullc- in o -ro r yr-gtjoskirH lo in ir rrn vcrci v i j t trM y a i pcis^ib T tn r r t i- j laquo j 9gtv bullOpte o f ^^)v fVoin y C ir rD r-tpo tc rsquo jyslei- n t- lw o riv

-(V jn n re n flfd rccrsquoGiom lh i5 r^n nl you mus no fviiv or -rsquoV J - irsquoOGfs- i i on 4 any fn-m o d bullcrsquoOUwfC OudtfM d o rpnbl Hion n( prnrjil if al o pfDiiOiletiU n it s sUltU0 o thcr-A - i - n i i i i l i bull n y i t f v t rsquo v 5 bull i n i rsquo s frp fK - a n d n n i tn o ifr j^ a r= s tio ii

o lt 4

From M a l l ColiinsSent Wednesday^ October 14 2015 1145 AM To leoconnorbiQPondcomau QLOCc Erin FentirnanSubject RE Chief of Staff response to Ms tyn O Connor - re Diary Manager re Urgent Meeting Request - Lyn OConnor email

Ot--i M s O C onnor

i y c o m p u te r oQ pears fo be ir^ac rsquoe to o p e n bull ro s e file types

l a n vQ i p lease send as PDF o r W o rd O ocurrie iU s

i r a n k s

iV la t t C o li in s C hiei o t Star

n v ^ O ffice o f the Hon iackie T rac M ifraquo Oepui v lsquorsquo rem ier Viinistc- fo r n rs p o r i iM iriigt r to r n f3 5 ircfj aQ a laquo ans iinlt j Locai G o v e rn m e n t rind rrsquo ljn n in ^ V n riea e r r lsquoiraP e

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a C 7fr 19 707- 3(ilding IGC Geoffcp llrisiianG Pi I) rfCCrsquo OBox 70GS Citv las i Qi D ltU07

F ro m (eoconnor(S)bigpondtarTinu [maii to iL r oconnof^gvbigpnndcom au j Sent Tuesday 13 O c tobe r 201S lO)] PM To DlO ltd io d iigp q ld gov augtCc Erin f-entiman lttr in Fentimanaminis teriaqid gc)vaugt M a t t Coliins lt M attCoi l in sminister ia l q ld govaugt S u b je c t Re Chief o f Staff response to M s Lyn O C onnor re Diary M anager re Urgan t Meetir ig Request Lyn O C onnor email Im p o r ta n c e High

D e a r M a l t amp Erin

The ca l l is f o r an in q u i r y in to loca l g o v t as a le g i t im a t e w a y t o ge t to t h e r o o t o f t h e p ro b le m s f o r all loca l

g o v t s t h a t a re s t ru g g l in g

T he c o m p la in t s p ro cess t h r o u g h b o t h th e DG s o f f i c e a n d th e CCC in 2 0 1 4 was a fa i lu re

In m a y 2 0 1 4 t h e a t ta c h e d B r ie f in g P a p e r was s e n t t o th e c u r r e n t g o v t t o e x p la in t h a t t h e c o m p la in t s

p ro c e s s y o u a re aga in d i r e c t in g us t o is s te r i le im p o t e n t o r o t h e r w is e useless f o r o n e re a s o n o r a n o th e r

P lease ta k e t h e t im e to u n d e r s ta n d a t least tfier e x e c u t iv e s u m m a ry

As y o u w o u ld be a w a re - th e loca l g o v t ac t w a s a m e n d e d in 2 0 1 2 by t h e N e w m a n G o v t so t h a t th e m a y o r

can d i r e c t th e CFO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs N o t in g t h a t th is is m e a n t to b e d o n e cons is tent t o t h e loca l g o v t

p r i ru u p le s th is is s im p ly no t t f ie case in p r a c t i c e in s o m e counc i ls

I h e fa c t is t h a t in s o m e counc i ls w i t h rea l p r o b le m s t l i e m a y o r d i re c ts t h e CEO and s e n io r o f f ic e rs

( fu l l s to p )

o lt 4

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MINISTERIAL STATEM ENTS Locai G overnm ent Adm inistrationHon JA TRAD South Brisbanemdash ALP) (Deputy Premier Minister for TransportM inister for infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and M inister for Trade)(736 pm) On 14 October the member for Cairns provided my office with a range of docum ents pertaining to local governm ent in Queensland with sim ilar docum ents subsequently tabled in the House

As I advised parliam ent on 15 October my office im mediately referred this material to my departm ent for consideration and assessment My departm ent provided an initial review of these claims and at that time advised me that they had not found any basis to substantiate the call for a judicia l inquiry that accom panied the release of this material

T tie Departm ent of Infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning has now completed a full review of the material provided in October Based on this review my departm ent is of the opinion that the issues raised amount to localised matters specific to each of the local governm ents in question and that it does not provide any cogent evidence of system ic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry into local government as called for by the m em ber for Cairns

My departm entrsquos review of the material has identified that two local matters relating to potential conflicts of interest should be referred to the CEO of the Cairns Regional Council for prelim inary assessm ent under the Local Government Act and I can

Qy ^ bdquo3 d v is e that this has_now occurred In relation to the remaining claims in the October material my departm ent found that the m atters had already been investigated by the --

relevant authority or that matters could not be substantiated based on the lim ited deta ils provided or that fhe cla im s were of a general riafure and d id~n~ot specify any |actionable m aterial o r tfia t the issues raised reflected an individua lrsquos d isagreem ent I w ith the decision of the local governm ent gtmdash1

Beyond the two potential conflict of interest m atters raised above I am advised that itis not considered necessary to take any fu rther action in respect of any of the__allegations m ade by the m em ber for Cairns in O ctober 1 have today written to the m ember for Cairns advising him of these findings To remove any doubt my director- general has also today written to the O m budsm an asking he undertake an expeditious review of the departm entrsquos actions in relation to this matterIn my correspondence to the m em ber for Cairns I have also taken the opportunity to remind him of the most appropriate method by which affected parties should seek remedies to any issues that they think constitute a dispute with locai governmentFor the benefit o f all members local governm ent complaints should be dealt with as follows if a person has a com plaint about a decision of local governm ent or the service the local governm ent provides they should contact their local governm ent s customer service area call centre or inquiry counter which miay be able to address their concern If this does not resolve the matter it is recommended that they write to the local governm ent and make an official complaint

RGB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

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ROB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

The Local GoveinTicnt Association of Quoonsiand tias demanded Srate Rob pyne publicly apoUogise for making baseless claims againsi couridis

LC3A0 president Gr iviaigare de W it described Mr PyneA latest allegations of coiruption as unfounded m ischievous and a b latant abuse of parliamentary privilege

It s entirely inappiopnate for fvir Pyne to n-ake baseless allegations ttrat reflect on all 578 elected m em bers in the ifjcal gove inm ont system ir- Queenslandrdquo she said

He is not the C r if ie and Corrupton Com m ission he is not the Ombudsman he is not the Uepartm enl of Locdi CJoveminent end he is not the Renuineratiors and Discipline TribURnl

T iie Deputy Prem ier herself said yesterday tns otig ina l a iieyations were baseless and uriprovenrsquo mdash i

Gr de W ii said Mi Pynes desperate attempt to get attention and madia coverage was contem ptuous

It IS very detrim ental to the ongoing relationship between the Queensland Governmerit and councils and the 1 GAQ for M r Pyne io continue this outrageous benavout under parlio inentary pri viler jo she SHid

bullHe owes an apology to every elected m em ber isr local noveinm ent in Queensland

Loca l G ove rn m e n t Association o f Q ueens landICiiAQ House 25 Evigyn Sfieef Newstead Oid 4006

HA NSARD - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015 9 OM em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne - PERSONAL EXPLINATtON ^

M r S P E A K E R Befo re I call the Leade r o f the House I am infoaTied that the m em b e r for Cairns w an ted to m ak e a persona l exp lana t ion B ear ing in m ind tha t th is is the last sil t ing this year I will a l low the m e m b e r for Ca irns to m a k e a pe rsona l exp lanat ion

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Ca irnsmdash-ALP) (957 am ) I w ou ld like to m a k e a pe rsona l e xp lana t ion in re lat ion to

c o m m e n ts m a d e by the D e p u ty P rem ie r last n ight in relat ion to d o c u m e n ts that I have tab led in this H ouse I have an in t im ate k n o w le d g e o f the local g o ve rn m e n t co m p la in ts process hav ing served as a local gove rn m e n t counc i l lo r fo r seven years In relation to the re c o m m e n d e d course o f act ion o f lodging com p la in ts with counc i l in the f irst instance I credit Q ue en s la n d e rs w ith the in te l l igence to com p la in to the ir local counci l if they h ave p ro b le m s Unfortunate ly that has not been the success fu l o u tcom e that m an y Q u eens lande rs w ou ld have liked to have seen Indeed co m p la in ing d irec t ly to counc i ls on som e c ircum stances has seen res iden ts th rea tened with legal action bus inesses lo cked out o f council con trac ts and em p loyees th re a te n e d to lose their em p loym en t

T he Deputy P rem ie r mentioned the C C C T he CC C has cons is ten t ly fai led to ident ify and pun ish w rongdoers Indeed in ove r 95 per cent o f low-level corrup t ion comp la in ts the C C C has handed matters back to local counc i ls to in ve s t ig a te mdash that is back to the a l leged perpetrator Call m e crazy but gett ing the a l leged perpe tra to r to inves t iga te se e m s a bit od d mdash a bit like report ing the local used car sa le sm a n to the used ca r lot

In re lation to those c o m p la in ts lodged in O ctober that have a l leged ly been invest igated the co m p la inan t is in the pub l ic ga l le ry and has rece ived no reply f rom the d e p a r tm en t or the CCC

W h a t if the C C C inves t iga tes In a recen t art ic le in the A u s tra lia ) s lam m ing the CCC Pro fessor T im o thy Prenzler sa idmdash

The curren approach is overly elilist Ordinary coniplaiMants ana whistle-blowers are treated drsniissively and ihe people of Queensland are badly let down A inajor restructure is required to ensure optimal legitimacy and effectiveness

1 tab le the paperJabicKi pcipcr Bundle of documents various dates rrtgarding the statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor

Tabhd paper the Australian media article dated 9 IVovombor 2015 titled QueeriManris Crime anti Corruption Commissifin sinmriied

T he Local G o v e rn m e n t T r ibuna l w as referred to last night T he tr ibunal sw e e p s in at the last m inute p lay ing ca tch -up from day one I have read tr ibunal ru l ings full of spell ing m is takes g ram m atica l e rro rs and errors o f fact There is no appea l from the o u tc o m e o f the tr ibunal

1 m igh t be seen to be a lo o se can n on on th is issue A loose can n on I m ay be bu t m y v iews areshared by m any Q ueens landers m a n y c o m m u n i ty o rgan isa t ions a n u m b e r o f t rade un ions and at least one ch a m b e r of c o m m e rce My in te res t in tabling the d o c u m e n ts is not ove rw h e lm in g ly for those who are co m p la in in g mdash though the ir ca u se is leg it imatemdash and not ove rv he lm ing iy to target dodgy counc i l lo rsmdash though I am sure the re a re a fe w o f th o s e mdash it is to d ra w at tent ion to Q u e en s la n d e rs forced to w o rk in a toxic bully ing e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re they are sub jec t to ongo ing ha rassm en t leading m any local g ove rnm en t worke rs to lose the ir jobs and Iragicaiiy s o m e to lose the ir lives

M r S P E A K E R 1 note m e m b e r for Cairns that tha t w as rt iore In the line of a s ta tem en t not apersona l explanation but It be ing the last sit t ing day of the yea r 1 have a l lowed it

Page 1 o f 1

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r r o n i ( om pU i in is ( onipia in lsuvcccqldgovauD a le Id iday 4 December 2 0 15 427 PMTO I e o fonnonmbigpo i id coma t i S i ih jee t Y our coiicenis

D e a r M s O C o n n o r

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o m p la in t a b o u t T a b le la n d s R e g io n a l C o u n c i l

W e a re c u r r e n t l y assessing y o u r c o rn p la in i in c lu d in g t h e v o lu m i n o u s m a te r ia l t h a t y o u p ro v id e d t o us in

l ^ u p p o r t o f t h e a l le g a t io n s

W e w i l l c o n t a c t y o u re g a rd in g t h e a s s e s s m e n t o u t c o m e in d u e c o u rse

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HANSARD - CUT 20151203

MINISTERIAL STATEM ENTS Locai G overnm ent Adm inistrationHon JA TRAD South Brisbanemdash ALP) (Deputy Premier Minister for TransportM inister for infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning and M inister for Trade)(736 pm) On 14 October the member for Cairns provided my office with a range of docum ents pertaining to local governm ent in Queensland with sim ilar docum ents subsequently tabled in the House

As I advised parliam ent on 15 October my office im mediately referred this material to my departm ent for consideration and assessment My departm ent provided an initial review of these claims and at that time advised me that they had not found any basis to substantiate the call for a judicia l inquiry that accom panied the release of this material

T tie Departm ent of Infrastructure Local G overnm ent and Planning has now completed a full review of the material provided in October Based on this review my departm ent is of the opinion that the issues raised amount to localised matters specific to each of the local governm ents in question and that it does not provide any cogent evidence of system ic problems with the local government system that would justify an inquiry into local government as called for by the m em ber for Cairns

My departm entrsquos review of the material has identified that two local matters relating to potential conflicts of interest should be referred to the CEO of the Cairns Regional Council for prelim inary assessm ent under the Local Government Act and I can

Qy ^ bdquo3 d v is e that this has_now occurred In relation to the remaining claims in the October material my departm ent found that the m atters had already been investigated by the --

relevant authority or that matters could not be substantiated based on the lim ited deta ils provided or that fhe cla im s were of a general riafure and d id~n~ot specify any |actionable m aterial o r tfia t the issues raised reflected an individua lrsquos d isagreem ent I w ith the decision of the local governm ent gtmdash1

Beyond the two potential conflict of interest m atters raised above I am advised that itis not considered necessary to take any fu rther action in respect of any of the__allegations m ade by the m em ber for Cairns in O ctober 1 have today written to the m ember for Cairns advising him of these findings To remove any doubt my director- general has also today written to the O m budsm an asking he undertake an expeditious review of the departm entrsquos actions in relation to this matterIn my correspondence to the m em ber for Cairns I have also taken the opportunity to remind him of the most appropriate method by which affected parties should seek remedies to any issues that they think constitute a dispute with locai governmentFor the benefit o f all members local governm ent complaints should be dealt with as follows if a person has a com plaint about a decision of local governm ent or the service the local governm ent provides they should contact their local governm ent s customer service area call centre or inquiry counter which miay be able to address their concern If this does not resolve the matter it is recommended that they write to the local governm ent and make an official complaint

RGB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

News Release

f-nday -1 Decembei 2015

ROB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

The Local GoveinTicnt Association of Quoonsiand tias demanded Srate Rob pyne publicly apoUogise for making baseless claims againsi couridis

LC3A0 president Gr iviaigare de W it described Mr PyneA latest allegations of coiruption as unfounded m ischievous and a b latant abuse of parliamentary privilege

It s entirely inappiopnate for fvir Pyne to n-ake baseless allegations ttrat reflect on all 578 elected m em bers in the ifjcal gove inm ont system ir- Queenslandrdquo she said

He is not the C r if ie and Corrupton Com m ission he is not the Ombudsman he is not the Uepartm enl of Locdi CJoveminent end he is not the Renuineratiors and Discipline TribURnl

T iie Deputy Prem ier herself said yesterday tns otig ina l a iieyations were baseless and uriprovenrsquo mdash i

Gr de W ii said Mi Pynes desperate attempt to get attention and madia coverage was contem ptuous

It IS very detrim ental to the ongoing relationship between the Queensland Governmerit and councils and the 1 GAQ for M r Pyne io continue this outrageous benavout under parlio inentary pri viler jo she SHid

bullHe owes an apology to every elected m em ber isr local noveinm ent in Queensland

Loca l G ove rn m e n t Association o f Q ueens landICiiAQ House 25 Evigyn Sfieef Newstead Oid 4006

HA NSARD - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015 9 OM em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne - PERSONAL EXPLINATtON ^

M r S P E A K E R Befo re I call the Leade r o f the House I am infoaTied that the m em b e r for Cairns w an ted to m ak e a persona l exp lana t ion B ear ing in m ind tha t th is is the last sil t ing this year I will a l low the m e m b e r for Ca irns to m a k e a pe rsona l exp lanat ion

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Ca irnsmdash-ALP) (957 am ) I w ou ld like to m a k e a pe rsona l e xp lana t ion in re lat ion to

c o m m e n ts m a d e by the D e p u ty P rem ie r last n ight in relat ion to d o c u m e n ts that I have tab led in this H ouse I have an in t im ate k n o w le d g e o f the local g o ve rn m e n t co m p la in ts process hav ing served as a local gove rn m e n t counc i l lo r fo r seven years In relation to the re c o m m e n d e d course o f act ion o f lodging com p la in ts with counc i l in the f irst instance I credit Q ue en s la n d e rs w ith the in te l l igence to com p la in to the ir local counci l if they h ave p ro b le m s Unfortunate ly that has not been the success fu l o u tcom e that m an y Q u eens lande rs w ou ld have liked to have seen Indeed co m p la in ing d irec t ly to counc i ls on som e c ircum stances has seen res iden ts th rea tened with legal action bus inesses lo cked out o f council con trac ts and em p loyees th re a te n e d to lose their em p loym en t

T he Deputy P rem ie r mentioned the C C C T he CC C has cons is ten t ly fai led to ident ify and pun ish w rongdoers Indeed in ove r 95 per cent o f low-level corrup t ion comp la in ts the C C C has handed matters back to local counc i ls to in ve s t ig a te mdash that is back to the a l leged perpetrator Call m e crazy but gett ing the a l leged perpe tra to r to inves t iga te se e m s a bit od d mdash a bit like report ing the local used car sa le sm a n to the used ca r lot

In re lation to those c o m p la in ts lodged in O ctober that have a l leged ly been invest igated the co m p la inan t is in the pub l ic ga l le ry and has rece ived no reply f rom the d e p a r tm en t or the CCC

W h a t if the C C C inves t iga tes In a recen t art ic le in the A u s tra lia ) s lam m ing the CCC Pro fessor T im o thy Prenzler sa idmdash

The curren approach is overly elilist Ordinary coniplaiMants ana whistle-blowers are treated drsniissively and ihe people of Queensland are badly let down A inajor restructure is required to ensure optimal legitimacy and effectiveness

1 tab le the paperJabicKi pcipcr Bundle of documents various dates rrtgarding the statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor

Tabhd paper the Australian media article dated 9 IVovombor 2015 titled QueeriManris Crime anti Corruption Commissifin sinmriied

T he Local G o v e rn m e n t T r ibuna l w as referred to last night T he tr ibunal sw e e p s in at the last m inute p lay ing ca tch -up from day one I have read tr ibunal ru l ings full of spell ing m is takes g ram m atica l e rro rs and errors o f fact There is no appea l from the o u tc o m e o f the tr ibunal

1 m igh t be seen to be a lo o se can n on on th is issue A loose can n on I m ay be bu t m y v iews areshared by m any Q ueens landers m a n y c o m m u n i ty o rgan isa t ions a n u m b e r o f t rade un ions and at least one ch a m b e r of c o m m e rce My in te res t in tabling the d o c u m e n ts is not ove rw h e lm in g ly for those who are co m p la in in g mdash though the ir ca u se is leg it imatemdash and not ove rv he lm ing iy to target dodgy counc i l lo rsmdash though I am sure the re a re a fe w o f th o s e mdash it is to d ra w at tent ion to Q u e en s la n d e rs forced to w o rk in a toxic bully ing e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re they are sub jec t to ongo ing ha rassm en t leading m any local g ove rnm en t worke rs to lose the ir jobs and Iragicaiiy s o m e to lose the ir lives

M r S P E A K E R 1 note m e m b e r for Cairns that tha t w as rt iore In the line of a s ta tem en t not apersona l explanation but It be ing the last sit t ing day of the yea r 1 have a l lowed it

Page 1 o f 1

3leoconnor biqpondcom au

r r o n i ( om pU i in is ( onipia in lsuvcccqldgovauD a le Id iday 4 December 2 0 15 427 PMTO I e o fonnonmbigpo i id coma t i S i ih jee t Y our coiicenis

D e a r M s O C o n n o r

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o m p la in t a b o u t T a b le la n d s R e g io n a l C o u n c i l

W e a re c u r r e n t l y assessing y o u r c o rn p la in i in c lu d in g t h e v o lu m i n o u s m a te r ia l t h a t y o u p ro v id e d t o us in

l ^ u p p o r t o f t h e a l le g a t io n s

W e w i l l c o n t a c t y o u re g a rd in g t h e a s s e s s m e n t o u t c o m e in d u e c o u rse

Y o u rs s in c e re ly

FOR IN T E G R IT Y S E R V IC E S

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Any unauthorised use of this material is prohibited If you have receiverj this message in erroi please notify the sender immediately delete the message ana destroy any printed or electronic copies Any privilege or coiTidentiality attsclied to this message is not waived lost or destroyed because you have received this message in error

Opinions expressed in this message are those o f the sender and do not necessarily represent the official position or cpinions of the Cr ine and Corruption ComrTiission

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5022016

RGB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

News Release

f-nday -1 Decembei 2015

ROB PYNE MUST APOLOGISE FOR SLUR ON COUNCILS

The Local GoveinTicnt Association of Quoonsiand tias demanded Srate Rob pyne publicly apoUogise for making baseless claims againsi couridis

LC3A0 president Gr iviaigare de W it described Mr PyneA latest allegations of coiruption as unfounded m ischievous and a b latant abuse of parliamentary privilege

It s entirely inappiopnate for fvir Pyne to n-ake baseless allegations ttrat reflect on all 578 elected m em bers in the ifjcal gove inm ont system ir- Queenslandrdquo she said

He is not the C r if ie and Corrupton Com m ission he is not the Ombudsman he is not the Uepartm enl of Locdi CJoveminent end he is not the Renuineratiors and Discipline TribURnl

T iie Deputy Prem ier herself said yesterday tns otig ina l a iieyations were baseless and uriprovenrsquo mdash i

Gr de W ii said Mi Pynes desperate attempt to get attention and madia coverage was contem ptuous

It IS very detrim ental to the ongoing relationship between the Queensland Governmerit and councils and the 1 GAQ for M r Pyne io continue this outrageous benavout under parlio inentary pri viler jo she SHid

bullHe owes an apology to every elected m em ber isr local noveinm ent in Queensland

Loca l G ove rn m e n t Association o f Q ueens landICiiAQ House 25 Evigyn Sfieef Newstead Oid 4006

HA NSARD - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015 9 OM em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne - PERSONAL EXPLINATtON ^

M r S P E A K E R Befo re I call the Leade r o f the House I am infoaTied that the m em b e r for Cairns w an ted to m ak e a persona l exp lana t ion B ear ing in m ind tha t th is is the last sil t ing this year I will a l low the m e m b e r for Ca irns to m a k e a pe rsona l exp lanat ion

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Ca irnsmdash-ALP) (957 am ) I w ou ld like to m a k e a pe rsona l e xp lana t ion in re lat ion to

c o m m e n ts m a d e by the D e p u ty P rem ie r last n ight in relat ion to d o c u m e n ts that I have tab led in this H ouse I have an in t im ate k n o w le d g e o f the local g o ve rn m e n t co m p la in ts process hav ing served as a local gove rn m e n t counc i l lo r fo r seven years In relation to the re c o m m e n d e d course o f act ion o f lodging com p la in ts with counc i l in the f irst instance I credit Q ue en s la n d e rs w ith the in te l l igence to com p la in to the ir local counci l if they h ave p ro b le m s Unfortunate ly that has not been the success fu l o u tcom e that m an y Q u eens lande rs w ou ld have liked to have seen Indeed co m p la in ing d irec t ly to counc i ls on som e c ircum stances has seen res iden ts th rea tened with legal action bus inesses lo cked out o f council con trac ts and em p loyees th re a te n e d to lose their em p loym en t

T he Deputy P rem ie r mentioned the C C C T he CC C has cons is ten t ly fai led to ident ify and pun ish w rongdoers Indeed in ove r 95 per cent o f low-level corrup t ion comp la in ts the C C C has handed matters back to local counc i ls to in ve s t ig a te mdash that is back to the a l leged perpetrator Call m e crazy but gett ing the a l leged perpe tra to r to inves t iga te se e m s a bit od d mdash a bit like report ing the local used car sa le sm a n to the used ca r lot

In re lation to those c o m p la in ts lodged in O ctober that have a l leged ly been invest igated the co m p la inan t is in the pub l ic ga l le ry and has rece ived no reply f rom the d e p a r tm en t or the CCC

W h a t if the C C C inves t iga tes In a recen t art ic le in the A u s tra lia ) s lam m ing the CCC Pro fessor T im o thy Prenzler sa idmdash

The curren approach is overly elilist Ordinary coniplaiMants ana whistle-blowers are treated drsniissively and ihe people of Queensland are badly let down A inajor restructure is required to ensure optimal legitimacy and effectiveness

1 tab le the paperJabicKi pcipcr Bundle of documents various dates rrtgarding the statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor

Tabhd paper the Australian media article dated 9 IVovombor 2015 titled QueeriManris Crime anti Corruption Commissifin sinmriied

T he Local G o v e rn m e n t T r ibuna l w as referred to last night T he tr ibunal sw e e p s in at the last m inute p lay ing ca tch -up from day one I have read tr ibunal ru l ings full of spell ing m is takes g ram m atica l e rro rs and errors o f fact There is no appea l from the o u tc o m e o f the tr ibunal

1 m igh t be seen to be a lo o se can n on on th is issue A loose can n on I m ay be bu t m y v iews areshared by m any Q ueens landers m a n y c o m m u n i ty o rgan isa t ions a n u m b e r o f t rade un ions and at least one ch a m b e r of c o m m e rce My in te res t in tabling the d o c u m e n ts is not ove rw h e lm in g ly for those who are co m p la in in g mdash though the ir ca u se is leg it imatemdash and not ove rv he lm ing iy to target dodgy counc i l lo rsmdash though I am sure the re a re a fe w o f th o s e mdash it is to d ra w at tent ion to Q u e en s la n d e rs forced to w o rk in a toxic bully ing e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re they are sub jec t to ongo ing ha rassm en t leading m any local g ove rnm en t worke rs to lose the ir jobs and Iragicaiiy s o m e to lose the ir lives

M r S P E A K E R 1 note m e m b e r for Cairns that tha t w as rt iore In the line of a s ta tem en t not apersona l explanation but It be ing the last sit t ing day of the yea r 1 have a l lowed it

Page 1 o f 1

3leoconnor biqpondcom au

r r o n i ( om pU i in is ( onipia in lsuvcccqldgovauD a le Id iday 4 December 2 0 15 427 PMTO I e o fonnonmbigpo i id coma t i S i ih jee t Y our coiicenis

D e a r M s O C o n n o r

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o m p la in t a b o u t T a b le la n d s R e g io n a l C o u n c i l

W e a re c u r r e n t l y assessing y o u r c o rn p la in i in c lu d in g t h e v o lu m i n o u s m a te r ia l t h a t y o u p ro v id e d t o us in

l ^ u p p o r t o f t h e a l le g a t io n s

W e w i l l c o n t a c t y o u re g a rd in g t h e a s s e s s m e n t o u t c o m e in d u e c o u rse

Y o u rs s in c e re ly

FOR IN T E G R IT Y S E R V IC E S

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Any unauthorised use of this material is prohibited If you have receiverj this message in erroi please notify the sender immediately delete the message ana destroy any printed or electronic copies Any privilege or coiTidentiality attsclied to this message is not waived lost or destroyed because you have received this message in error

Opinions expressed in this message are those o f the sender and do not necessarily represent the official position or cpinions of the Cr ine and Corruption ComrTiission

While all care has oeen taken ttie Crime and Corruption Commission disclaim s all liability tor loss or damage that may result from relianca on or Ihe use of information contained m this email and attachments or to person or property arising from this message being infected by computer virus or other contamination

5022016

HA NSARD - cut f 4 D ecem ber 2015 9 OM em ber for Cairns Rob Pyne - PERSONAL EXPLINATtON ^

M r S P E A K E R Befo re I call the Leade r o f the House I am infoaTied that the m em b e r for Cairns w an ted to m ak e a persona l exp lana t ion B ear ing in m ind tha t th is is the last sil t ing this year I will a l low the m e m b e r for Ca irns to m a k e a pe rsona l exp lanat ion

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Crime and Corruption Commission Complaints by Local GovernmentM r PYNE (Ca irnsmdash-ALP) (957 am ) I w ou ld like to m a k e a pe rsona l e xp lana t ion in re lat ion to

c o m m e n ts m a d e by the D e p u ty P rem ie r last n ight in relat ion to d o c u m e n ts that I have tab led in this H ouse I have an in t im ate k n o w le d g e o f the local g o ve rn m e n t co m p la in ts process hav ing served as a local gove rn m e n t counc i l lo r fo r seven years In relation to the re c o m m e n d e d course o f act ion o f lodging com p la in ts with counc i l in the f irst instance I credit Q ue en s la n d e rs w ith the in te l l igence to com p la in to the ir local counci l if they h ave p ro b le m s Unfortunate ly that has not been the success fu l o u tcom e that m an y Q u eens lande rs w ou ld have liked to have seen Indeed co m p la in ing d irec t ly to counc i ls on som e c ircum stances has seen res iden ts th rea tened with legal action bus inesses lo cked out o f council con trac ts and em p loyees th re a te n e d to lose their em p loym en t

T he Deputy P rem ie r mentioned the C C C T he CC C has cons is ten t ly fai led to ident ify and pun ish w rongdoers Indeed in ove r 95 per cent o f low-level corrup t ion comp la in ts the C C C has handed matters back to local counc i ls to in ve s t ig a te mdash that is back to the a l leged perpetrator Call m e crazy but gett ing the a l leged perpe tra to r to inves t iga te se e m s a bit od d mdash a bit like report ing the local used car sa le sm a n to the used ca r lot

In re lation to those c o m p la in ts lodged in O ctober that have a l leged ly been invest igated the co m p la inan t is in the pub l ic ga l le ry and has rece ived no reply f rom the d e p a r tm en t or the CCC

W h a t if the C C C inves t iga tes In a recen t art ic le in the A u s tra lia ) s lam m ing the CCC Pro fessor T im o thy Prenzler sa idmdash

The curren approach is overly elilist Ordinary coniplaiMants ana whistle-blowers are treated drsniissively and ihe people of Queensland are badly let down A inajor restructure is required to ensure optimal legitimacy and effectiveness

1 tab le the paperJabicKi pcipcr Bundle of documents various dates rrtgarding the statutory declaration made by Lyn OConnor

Tabhd paper the Australian media article dated 9 IVovombor 2015 titled QueeriManris Crime anti Corruption Commissifin sinmriied

T he Local G o v e rn m e n t T r ibuna l w as referred to last night T he tr ibunal sw e e p s in at the last m inute p lay ing ca tch -up from day one I have read tr ibunal ru l ings full of spell ing m is takes g ram m atica l e rro rs and errors o f fact There is no appea l from the o u tc o m e o f the tr ibunal

1 m igh t be seen to be a lo o se can n on on th is issue A loose can n on I m ay be bu t m y v iews areshared by m any Q ueens landers m a n y c o m m u n i ty o rgan isa t ions a n u m b e r o f t rade un ions and at least one ch a m b e r of c o m m e rce My in te res t in tabling the d o c u m e n ts is not ove rw h e lm in g ly for those who are co m p la in in g mdash though the ir ca u se is leg it imatemdash and not ove rv he lm ing iy to target dodgy counc i l lo rsmdash though I am sure the re a re a fe w o f th o s e mdash it is to d ra w at tent ion to Q u e en s la n d e rs forced to w o rk in a toxic bully ing e n v i ro n m e n t w h e re they are sub jec t to ongo ing ha rassm en t leading m any local g ove rnm en t worke rs to lose the ir jobs and Iragicaiiy s o m e to lose the ir lives

M r S P E A K E R 1 note m e m b e r for Cairns that tha t w as rt iore In the line of a s ta tem en t not apersona l explanation but It be ing the last sit t ing day of the yea r 1 have a l lowed it

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D e a r M s O C o n n o r

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o m p la in t a b o u t T a b le la n d s R e g io n a l C o u n c i l

W e a re c u r r e n t l y assessing y o u r c o rn p la in i in c lu d in g t h e v o lu m i n o u s m a te r ia l t h a t y o u p ro v id e d t o us in

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W e w i l l c o n t a c t y o u re g a rd in g t h e a s s e s s m e n t o u t c o m e in d u e c o u rse

Y o u rs s in c e re ly

FOR IN T E G R IT Y S E R V IC E S

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D e a r M s O C o n n o r

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o m p la in t a b o u t T a b le la n d s R e g io n a l C o u n c i l

W e a re c u r r e n t l y assessing y o u r c o rn p la in i in c lu d in g t h e v o lu m i n o u s m a te r ia l t h a t y o u p ro v id e d t o us in

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W e w i l l c o n t a c t y o u re g a rd in g t h e a s s e s s m e n t o u t c o m e in d u e c o u rse

Y o u rs s in c e re ly

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3 SDeputy Premier Minister for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investrnenl

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Councillor Rosa Lee Long MayorTablelands Regional Council PO Box 573ATHERTON QLD 4883

a i Dear Councillor

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I refer to the Tablelands Regional Councils the Councii) letter of 13 October 2015 concerning documents tabled in the Queensland Parliament by Mr Robrdquo Pyne MP Member for Cairns about a number of local government matters including allegations relating to Council

I note the Councils advice that the allegations have not been raised direct ly with the Council a_nd_that the allegations ^e_refuted As you may be aware the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (the Department) received a number of complaints in mid-2014 and also in mid-2015 relating to the Councii and found in each instance the complainants were unable to provide cogent evidence in supporl of their allegations The complainants were advised if they had any evidence to substantiate their claims they should forward them to the Departmentrsquos Director-General for investigation or alternatively refer their complaint to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC)

In relation to documents tabled on 14 October 2015 by Mr Pyne I asked the Department to assess the material The Department has now considered ail the tabled documents and found the majority of concerns raised about the Council were complaint matters that have already been decided by ttis Departmentrsquos Director-General or the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal These matters will not be revisited and no new complaints niatters were identified in the review process

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I also note the statement that the Council would welcome an inquiry into any aspect of the Councilrsquos affairs However I do not consider there is sufficient evidence provided in the documentation tabled by Mr Pyne that would warrant intervention by the State gt ITransparency and accountability are the cornerstones of good governance If a case can be i^y r made that there is a need for a better complaints process to deal with the conduct of councillors I am open to considering this in addition to ways in which the current system can be improved

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If you require further information I encourage you to contact Mr Max Barrie Director Program Impiementation and Review Local Governrnent and Regional Services in the Department on 3452 6704 or by email at maxbarriedigpqidgovau

Yours sincerely

Ja I k IE Tf^AD MP DEJ^UTY PREMIERMinister for Infrastructure Locai Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

cc Mr Ian ChurchChief Executive Officer Tablelands Regional Councii PO Box 573ATHERTON QLD 4883

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P R IV A IE 4 X E R S O N A L

Ms Lyn OCoiinoi Email

Crime and Corruption Commissionq U t E N S l A N D

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Dear Ms O rsquoComior

RE YO DR CONCERNS ABOU I TABLELANOS KECLIONAL C O U N C IL

Diauk you for your tmnpiaiiits io llie CIrime and Corruption Commission (CCC) leceived by us on 17 and 26 October 2015 in which you raised concems aiioiit the conduct o f various Coimcillors niid llc Mayor o(Tablelands Regional Coimcil (Coimcir)

We regret the delay in this reply

We Jmve now cfifclully considered the information you gave us in nsscssiiig your complaint vve also considered all o f Ihe infonnutioi that you have provided to us in relation lo your concerns about Council since 5 June 2014

We have summarised your concerns its A lla t lim e n l A to this letter

Tiioiigh wc viii have tssed dilIerent words to describe your corccrns and not referred to every issue that you raised please be trssurcd that vve have catefuliy considered the iiiibnnalion

1 Inder the CC Act lltc (rsquo rsquoC rsquos role is lo ciisurc that matters involving suspected coiTup-i conduct in tHJcctislands public sector agencies are dealt with iip jirojiiialeiy

Attached for your iniunnaiiui are excerpts IVom (he Act that define the tenii coiTupt coiukict and outline tlie role ol the CCC

J lie Ac nfso rccogniscs Dint in ceriuin circmiislimces vve can decide no io ake any further action with a m altci

Ill lhis ease vve cousiltJcr it is approfiriaic not to take any iurtiier action vviiii yoiir complaint Our reasons for lids decision roilow

hi the casc o f allegations 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 13 16 17 18 9 and 20 this is because fhe CCC takes the view that the pcrformtmcc oithc olficiai duties oitt person elected to office could not involve lsquo corrupt conductrsquo unless the crmduci woukl i f proved amount to a criminal offence Because (he conduct you have described with respect to (hese concerns would ncgti i f proved amount to i criminal offence the CCfl is unahle to deal with the matters

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Dealing wiih allegations 6 7 11 14 and 15 iutving regard to the infonnalion availahle io the C C (rsquo there is no proper basis to consider tlsat the alleged conduct woisid i f proved amount to corirsquoupt conduct as there is insuiricicnt evidence that the alleged conduct would i f proved be a criinitta offence or a disciplinaty breacli providing reasonahie grounds for terminating the personrsquos services

With respect to alk-galion 14 while siid i an allegation may meet the defmition o f coiTU)t conduct there was an absence o f any evidence to support a criiu iiiu l otrcncc or a dlsciplinaiy breach proidirig reasonable grounds for dismissing Mr (rhurch It wouki be an unjustifmbie use cgtf resources for the CCC to take further action in relation to the maner

(iiven the Department o f Infra-structure Local Ctovernmenl and Planning (the ifepartmeni) andor the t rsquoonncil are the appropriate agencies to take aity necessiny actioi to deal with these eoiiecrns atid arc already aware o f the matters there is no reuiiircmcnl for the CCC to disseminate the informaikui

mdash o a v H ^In the case o f allegations 21-24 we consider it would be an unjustifiable use o f resources to take any ltgtf gtC

further action This is hecattse while the allegations i f proved would meet the definition o f corrupt conduct the CCC and other units o f public administration must work together to achieve optima) trse ^ to f available resources and avoid needless duplication o f work -k--

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As yon are aware those matters have already been investigatcd by the Local Govemmenl D fv d iftd (gtRemuneration and Discipline Tnbunai While you might dispute or not agree with the information o r j evidence lhal was provided as ptut o f those jiroeceditigs we consider it was ti matter for the i naiinal bullto decide on (he merits o f (he case and there is no basis fur the CGC to imerveiie ( f gtbull KiXl

With respect to allegations 1 and 2 and the remainder o f your complaint you liave also provided a copy o f your complaint to Mr Rob Pyne Mk State Member for Cairns and the concerns were tabled in Parliament in Octolrer 201 5

That material was referred to and compreliensively assessed by the Ibeparinient

We note the following

bull fhe DeparlineiUrsquo s public o fndai (or delegate) has a statutory obligation to notify the CCC olany suspected corrupt condiici in relation io the matter

bull After assessing the infonviaiion that yoti provided the Department has formed the view that the information lacks cogent eviltience snfTicienl to raise a rensoiiable susfrieion that ctnnipt conduct has occurred as alleged

bull fhe information available does not suggest further action by the CCC or any other agency would produce a subslamially different outcome

Accordingly the CCC is unable to fake any fiirther action with your complaint

We iinderslund lisat you have been invited by the Department to prcjvide cogent evidence in support o f vDur concerns We exlend this invitation to you also

Yours sincerely

K Y LK R U M BLE OW ctJr Integrity Services

AltHch

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Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

3 ^Paae 4

Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

Page 1 of 6

F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

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C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

If you require further information I encourage you to contact Mr Max Barrie Director Program Impiementation and Review Local Governrnent and Regional Services in the Department on 3452 6704 or by email at maxbarriedigpqidgovau

Yours sincerely

Ja I k IE Tf^AD MP DEJ^UTY PREMIERMinister for Infrastructure Locai Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment

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RE YO DR CONCERNS ABOU I TABLELANOS KECLIONAL C O U N C IL

Diauk you for your tmnpiaiiits io llie CIrime and Corruption Commission (CCC) leceived by us on 17 and 26 October 2015 in which you raised concems aiioiit the conduct o f various Coimcillors niid llc Mayor o(Tablelands Regional Coimcil (Coimcir)

We regret the delay in this reply

We Jmve now cfifclully considered the information you gave us in nsscssiiig your complaint vve also considered all o f Ihe infonnutioi that you have provided to us in relation lo your concerns about Council since 5 June 2014

We have summarised your concerns its A lla t lim e n l A to this letter

Tiioiigh wc viii have tssed dilIerent words to describe your corccrns and not referred to every issue that you raised please be trssurcd that vve have catefuliy considered the iiiibnnalion

1 Inder the CC Act lltc (rsquo rsquoC rsquos role is lo ciisurc that matters involving suspected coiTup-i conduct in tHJcctislands public sector agencies are dealt with iip jirojiiialeiy

Attached for your iniunnaiiui are excerpts IVom (he Act that define the tenii coiTupt coiukict and outline tlie role ol the CCC

J lie Ac nfso rccogniscs Dint in ceriuin circmiislimces vve can decide no io ake any further action with a m altci

Ill lhis ease vve cousiltJcr it is approfiriaic not to take any iurtiier action vviiii yoiir complaint Our reasons for lids decision roilow

hi the casc o f allegations 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 13 16 17 18 9 and 20 this is because fhe CCC takes the view that the pcrformtmcc oithc olficiai duties oitt person elected to office could not involve lsquo corrupt conductrsquo unless the crmduci woukl i f proved amount to a criminal offence Because (he conduct you have described with respect to (hese concerns would ncgti i f proved amount to i criminal offence the CCfl is unahle to deal with the matters

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Dealing wiih allegations 6 7 11 14 and 15 iutving regard to the infonnalion availahle io the C C (rsquo there is no proper basis to consider tlsat the alleged conduct woisid i f proved amount to corirsquoupt conduct as there is insuiricicnt evidence that the alleged conduct would i f proved be a criinitta offence or a disciplinaty breacli providing reasonahie grounds for terminating the personrsquos services

With respect to alk-galion 14 while siid i an allegation may meet the defmition o f coiTU)t conduct there was an absence o f any evidence to support a criiu iiiu l otrcncc or a dlsciplinaiy breach proidirig reasonable grounds for dismissing Mr (rhurch It wouki be an unjustifmbie use cgtf resources for the CCC to take further action in relation to the maner

(iiven the Department o f Infra-structure Local Ctovernmenl and Planning (the ifepartmeni) andor the t rsquoonncil are the appropriate agencies to take aity necessiny actioi to deal with these eoiiecrns atid arc already aware o f the matters there is no reuiiircmcnl for the CCC to disseminate the informaikui

mdash o a v H ^In the case o f allegations 21-24 we consider it would be an unjustifiable use o f resources to take any ltgtf gtC

further action This is hecattse while the allegations i f proved would meet the definition o f corrupt conduct the CCC and other units o f public administration must work together to achieve optima) trse ^ to f available resources and avoid needless duplication o f work -k--

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As yon are aware those matters have already been investigatcd by the Local Govemmenl D fv d iftd (gtRemuneration and Discipline Tnbunai While you might dispute or not agree with the information o r j evidence lhal was provided as ptut o f those jiroeceditigs we consider it was ti matter for the i naiinal bullto decide on (he merits o f (he case and there is no basis fur the CGC to imerveiie ( f gtbull KiXl

With respect to allegations 1 and 2 and the remainder o f your complaint you liave also provided a copy o f your complaint to Mr Rob Pyne Mk State Member for Cairns and the concerns were tabled in Parliament in Octolrer 201 5

That material was referred to and compreliensively assessed by the Ibeparinient

We note the following

bull fhe DeparlineiUrsquo s public o fndai (or delegate) has a statutory obligation to notify the CCC olany suspected corrupt condiici in relation io the matter

bull After assessing the infonviaiion that yoti provided the Department has formed the view that the information lacks cogent eviltience snfTicienl to raise a rensoiiable susfrieion that ctnnipt conduct has occurred as alleged

bull fhe information available does not suggest further action by the CCC or any other agency would produce a subslamially different outcome

Accordingly the CCC is unable to fake any fiirther action with your complaint

We iinderslund lisat you have been invited by the Department to prcjvide cogent evidence in support o f vDur concerns We exlend this invitation to you also

Yours sincerely

K Y LK R U M BLE OW ctJr Integrity Services

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Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

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Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

Page 1 of 6

F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

Page 2 of 6

So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

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p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

Page 4 o f 6

Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

Page 5 of 6

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

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Dear Ms O rsquoComior

RE YO DR CONCERNS ABOU I TABLELANOS KECLIONAL C O U N C IL

Diauk you for your tmnpiaiiits io llie CIrime and Corruption Commission (CCC) leceived by us on 17 and 26 October 2015 in which you raised concems aiioiit the conduct o f various Coimcillors niid llc Mayor o(Tablelands Regional Coimcil (Coimcir)

We regret the delay in this reply

We Jmve now cfifclully considered the information you gave us in nsscssiiig your complaint vve also considered all o f Ihe infonnutioi that you have provided to us in relation lo your concerns about Council since 5 June 2014

We have summarised your concerns its A lla t lim e n l A to this letter

Tiioiigh wc viii have tssed dilIerent words to describe your corccrns and not referred to every issue that you raised please be trssurcd that vve have catefuliy considered the iiiibnnalion

1 Inder the CC Act lltc (rsquo rsquoC rsquos role is lo ciisurc that matters involving suspected coiTup-i conduct in tHJcctislands public sector agencies are dealt with iip jirojiiialeiy

Attached for your iniunnaiiui are excerpts IVom (he Act that define the tenii coiTupt coiukict and outline tlie role ol the CCC

J lie Ac nfso rccogniscs Dint in ceriuin circmiislimces vve can decide no io ake any further action with a m altci

Ill lhis ease vve cousiltJcr it is approfiriaic not to take any iurtiier action vviiii yoiir complaint Our reasons for lids decision roilow

hi the casc o f allegations 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 13 16 17 18 9 and 20 this is because fhe CCC takes the view that the pcrformtmcc oithc olficiai duties oitt person elected to office could not involve lsquo corrupt conductrsquo unless the crmduci woukl i f proved amount to a criminal offence Because (he conduct you have described with respect to (hese concerns would ncgti i f proved amount to i criminal offence the CCfl is unahle to deal with the matters

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Dealing wiih allegations 6 7 11 14 and 15 iutving regard to the infonnalion availahle io the C C (rsquo there is no proper basis to consider tlsat the alleged conduct woisid i f proved amount to corirsquoupt conduct as there is insuiricicnt evidence that the alleged conduct would i f proved be a criinitta offence or a disciplinaty breacli providing reasonahie grounds for terminating the personrsquos services

With respect to alk-galion 14 while siid i an allegation may meet the defmition o f coiTU)t conduct there was an absence o f any evidence to support a criiu iiiu l otrcncc or a dlsciplinaiy breach proidirig reasonable grounds for dismissing Mr (rhurch It wouki be an unjustifmbie use cgtf resources for the CCC to take further action in relation to the maner

(iiven the Department o f Infra-structure Local Ctovernmenl and Planning (the ifepartmeni) andor the t rsquoonncil are the appropriate agencies to take aity necessiny actioi to deal with these eoiiecrns atid arc already aware o f the matters there is no reuiiircmcnl for the CCC to disseminate the informaikui

mdash o a v H ^In the case o f allegations 21-24 we consider it would be an unjustifiable use o f resources to take any ltgtf gtC

further action This is hecattse while the allegations i f proved would meet the definition o f corrupt conduct the CCC and other units o f public administration must work together to achieve optima) trse ^ to f available resources and avoid needless duplication o f work -k--

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As yon are aware those matters have already been investigatcd by the Local Govemmenl D fv d iftd (gtRemuneration and Discipline Tnbunai While you might dispute or not agree with the information o r j evidence lhal was provided as ptut o f those jiroeceditigs we consider it was ti matter for the i naiinal bullto decide on (he merits o f (he case and there is no basis fur the CGC to imerveiie ( f gtbull KiXl

With respect to allegations 1 and 2 and the remainder o f your complaint you liave also provided a copy o f your complaint to Mr Rob Pyne Mk State Member for Cairns and the concerns were tabled in Parliament in Octolrer 201 5

That material was referred to and compreliensively assessed by the Ibeparinient

We note the following

bull fhe DeparlineiUrsquo s public o fndai (or delegate) has a statutory obligation to notify the CCC olany suspected corrupt condiici in relation io the matter

bull After assessing the infonviaiion that yoti provided the Department has formed the view that the information lacks cogent eviltience snfTicienl to raise a rensoiiable susfrieion that ctnnipt conduct has occurred as alleged

bull fhe information available does not suggest further action by the CCC or any other agency would produce a subslamially different outcome

Accordingly the CCC is unable to fake any fiirther action with your complaint

We iinderslund lisat you have been invited by the Department to prcjvide cogent evidence in support o f vDur concerns We exlend this invitation to you also

Yours sincerely

K Y LK R U M BLE OW ctJr Integrity Services

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Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

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Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

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F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

Page 4 o f 6

Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

Page 5 of 6

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

1 Wliii-ifn SlreelP(T B o x 1 5 0 0 9 f i r E a s t

Q u e e n s la n d ^ 0 0 2 A u s tra lia

T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

020 2^9

lotled

lioveD

Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

GPO Box 3123 Brisbane Q0 -1001

Level 2North lovve i Gieen Sriuare 515 St Pauls Ietrace Furtitude Valley QLD 1006

Tel 07 3360 6060Toll-free 1800 051 611 (in Queensland outside Brisbane)

Fax 07 3360 6333

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ABN 32 163 14 160

TRIM gtlsquoiTlsquo)7(r1(gtii Rc)cciicc ( ldquooniBCl OfntcT White

2 FebniarA 2016

P R IV A IE 4 X E R S O N A L

Ms Lyn OCoiinoi Email

Crime and Corruption Commissionq U t E N S l A N D

o id com iu i

Dear Ms O rsquoComior

RE YO DR CONCERNS ABOU I TABLELANOS KECLIONAL C O U N C IL

Diauk you for your tmnpiaiiits io llie CIrime and Corruption Commission (CCC) leceived by us on 17 and 26 October 2015 in which you raised concems aiioiit the conduct o f various Coimcillors niid llc Mayor o(Tablelands Regional Coimcil (Coimcir)

We regret the delay in this reply

We Jmve now cfifclully considered the information you gave us in nsscssiiig your complaint vve also considered all o f Ihe infonnutioi that you have provided to us in relation lo your concerns about Council since 5 June 2014

We have summarised your concerns its A lla t lim e n l A to this letter

Tiioiigh wc viii have tssed dilIerent words to describe your corccrns and not referred to every issue that you raised please be trssurcd that vve have catefuliy considered the iiiibnnalion

1 Inder the CC Act lltc (rsquo rsquoC rsquos role is lo ciisurc that matters involving suspected coiTup-i conduct in tHJcctislands public sector agencies are dealt with iip jirojiiialeiy

Attached for your iniunnaiiui are excerpts IVom (he Act that define the tenii coiTupt coiukict and outline tlie role ol the CCC

J lie Ac nfso rccogniscs Dint in ceriuin circmiislimces vve can decide no io ake any further action with a m altci

Ill lhis ease vve cousiltJcr it is approfiriaic not to take any iurtiier action vviiii yoiir complaint Our reasons for lids decision roilow

hi the casc o f allegations 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 13 16 17 18 9 and 20 this is because fhe CCC takes the view that the pcrformtmcc oithc olficiai duties oitt person elected to office could not involve lsquo corrupt conductrsquo unless the crmduci woukl i f proved amount to a criminal offence Because (he conduct you have described with respect to (hese concerns would ncgti i f proved amount to i criminal offence the CCfl is unahle to deal with the matters

J o

Piiae 2

Dealing wiih allegations 6 7 11 14 and 15 iutving regard to the infonnalion availahle io the C C (rsquo there is no proper basis to consider tlsat the alleged conduct woisid i f proved amount to corirsquoupt conduct as there is insuiricicnt evidence that the alleged conduct would i f proved be a criinitta offence or a disciplinaty breacli providing reasonahie grounds for terminating the personrsquos services

With respect to alk-galion 14 while siid i an allegation may meet the defmition o f coiTU)t conduct there was an absence o f any evidence to support a criiu iiiu l otrcncc or a dlsciplinaiy breach proidirig reasonable grounds for dismissing Mr (rhurch It wouki be an unjustifmbie use cgtf resources for the CCC to take further action in relation to the maner

(iiven the Department o f Infra-structure Local Ctovernmenl and Planning (the ifepartmeni) andor the t rsquoonncil are the appropriate agencies to take aity necessiny actioi to deal with these eoiiecrns atid arc already aware o f the matters there is no reuiiircmcnl for the CCC to disseminate the informaikui

mdash o a v H ^In the case o f allegations 21-24 we consider it would be an unjustifiable use o f resources to take any ltgtf gtC

further action This is hecattse while the allegations i f proved would meet the definition o f corrupt conduct the CCC and other units o f public administration must work together to achieve optima) trse ^ to f available resources and avoid needless duplication o f work -k--

1 5 j

As yon are aware those matters have already been investigatcd by the Local Govemmenl D fv d iftd (gtRemuneration and Discipline Tnbunai While you might dispute or not agree with the information o r j evidence lhal was provided as ptut o f those jiroeceditigs we consider it was ti matter for the i naiinal bullto decide on (he merits o f (he case and there is no basis fur the CGC to imerveiie ( f gtbull KiXl

With respect to allegations 1 and 2 and the remainder o f your complaint you liave also provided a copy o f your complaint to Mr Rob Pyne Mk State Member for Cairns and the concerns were tabled in Parliament in Octolrer 201 5

That material was referred to and compreliensively assessed by the Ibeparinient

We note the following

bull fhe DeparlineiUrsquo s public o fndai (or delegate) has a statutory obligation to notify the CCC olany suspected corrupt condiici in relation io the matter

bull After assessing the infonviaiion that yoti provided the Department has formed the view that the information lacks cogent eviltience snfTicienl to raise a rensoiiable susfrieion that ctnnipt conduct has occurred as alleged

bull fhe information available does not suggest further action by the CCC or any other agency would produce a subslamially different outcome

Accordingly the CCC is unable to fake any fiirther action with your complaint

We iinderslund lisat you have been invited by the Department to prcjvide cogent evidence in support o f vDur concerns We exlend this invitation to you also

Yours sincerely

K Y LK R U M BLE OW ctJr Integrity Services

AltHch

Page 3

Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

3 ^Paae 4

Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

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F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

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25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

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Dealing wiih allegations 6 7 11 14 and 15 iutving regard to the infonnalion availahle io the C C (rsquo there is no proper basis to consider tlsat the alleged conduct woisid i f proved amount to corirsquoupt conduct as there is insuiricicnt evidence that the alleged conduct would i f proved be a criinitta offence or a disciplinaty breacli providing reasonahie grounds for terminating the personrsquos services

With respect to alk-galion 14 while siid i an allegation may meet the defmition o f coiTU)t conduct there was an absence o f any evidence to support a criiu iiiu l otrcncc or a dlsciplinaiy breach proidirig reasonable grounds for dismissing Mr (rhurch It wouki be an unjustifmbie use cgtf resources for the CCC to take further action in relation to the maner

(iiven the Department o f Infra-structure Local Ctovernmenl and Planning (the ifepartmeni) andor the t rsquoonncil are the appropriate agencies to take aity necessiny actioi to deal with these eoiiecrns atid arc already aware o f the matters there is no reuiiircmcnl for the CCC to disseminate the informaikui

mdash o a v H ^In the case o f allegations 21-24 we consider it would be an unjustifiable use o f resources to take any ltgtf gtC

further action This is hecattse while the allegations i f proved would meet the definition o f corrupt conduct the CCC and other units o f public administration must work together to achieve optima) trse ^ to f available resources and avoid needless duplication o f work -k--

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As yon are aware those matters have already been investigatcd by the Local Govemmenl D fv d iftd (gtRemuneration and Discipline Tnbunai While you might dispute or not agree with the information o r j evidence lhal was provided as ptut o f those jiroeceditigs we consider it was ti matter for the i naiinal bullto decide on (he merits o f (he case and there is no basis fur the CGC to imerveiie ( f gtbull KiXl

With respect to allegations 1 and 2 and the remainder o f your complaint you liave also provided a copy o f your complaint to Mr Rob Pyne Mk State Member for Cairns and the concerns were tabled in Parliament in Octolrer 201 5

That material was referred to and compreliensively assessed by the Ibeparinient

We note the following

bull fhe DeparlineiUrsquo s public o fndai (or delegate) has a statutory obligation to notify the CCC olany suspected corrupt condiici in relation io the matter

bull After assessing the infonviaiion that yoti provided the Department has formed the view that the information lacks cogent eviltience snfTicienl to raise a rensoiiable susfrieion that ctnnipt conduct has occurred as alleged

bull fhe information available does not suggest further action by the CCC or any other agency would produce a subslamially different outcome

Accordingly the CCC is unable to fake any fiirther action with your complaint

We iinderslund lisat you have been invited by the Department to prcjvide cogent evidence in support o f vDur concerns We exlend this invitation to you also

Yours sincerely

K Y LK R U M BLE OW ctJr Integrity Services

AltHch

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Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

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Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

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F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

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T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

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Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

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Attachnient A

111 2012 or 2013 C3ouncis Mayor Rosa I aC Long brcaciicd (he la ca i G nvennnent A c t 2009 (tlie LG Act) by iiuericring with a procurement process w itli respect to the awarding o f a contract and the contractorrsquos lenns o f engagement ( allegation 1)

rurthcr you claim that Councillor Shaartin Linwuoci was present when an imlawfui direction was given by the Mayor and lias failed to report this condttct (aiJegalion 19)

Mr Ian Church C oiincirs Chief fixecutive Oldecr iias failed to conipiy with section 38 o f the f rim e a m i C o rru p lio n A c t 2001 (the CC Act) by failing to report the Mayors alleged conduct (in allegation 1) to the CCC (a lle g a tio n 2 )

On 20 August 2015 Councillor Peter Hodge lailcd to disclose a conflict o f interest with respect to the AZTEC Park Developments and has voted on a motion to endorse ati infrastructure agroemcnl between Council and tiic development companv (a llo g a tio u 3) advise that a cordlict exists because

bull One o f the Councillors team members husbands is in the direct employ o f the applicant and

bull Doth the team iticmber and iier husband stand (or stood) to he direct nnancial benelactors o f sales o f tiie blocks to which the matter relates

Councillor Hodge lias acted to avoid puriisiitncnt atid detection by failing or refusing to respond to a conlirnied conllic i o f interest in relation to allegtJiion 3 You claim that the ( lsquooimciilor has failed io recogidse the conflict o f inlcrcst and has voted on a motion that was about himself (aJ iegafio ii 4 )

Mayor icc Long has failed in her duty as diairperson to ensure procedural fairness and to act in the public interest by voting against a inotiosi for Couticiiior I lodge to explain a failure to declare a conflict o f interest (a lk g a t id i i S)

Mr Church breached trust and confidentiality and has favoured some coiinciiloi-s by scicclively d istriln itiiig a restricted report aimmgst Counciiiors in a different way and at a ditrcrcn titne (allegation 6)

Mr Church disobeyed a Council resolution o f 16 January 2014 - that a particular repoil be included in the ugenda for the following inecling o f Council - by failing to include the report in a Couticil agenda until 4 September 2014 (a lle g a tio n 7)

Mayor Lee Long has directed M r C lu ird i to contravene a resoiiilion o f Council (a lle g a tio ij 8 ) and allei the rejxr without the consent ol the parties involved (a lle g a tio n 20 )

On 20 November 2014 Mayor Lee I ong has made offensive and inappropriate remaTs about another Cotnicinor and has lefused to apologise for the behaviour (a lle g a tio n 9)

3 ^Paae 4

Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

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T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

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F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

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M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

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Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

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Mayoi Lee Loiig and Counciiiors Hodae and (eo ff Stocker have conspired and colluded to concoct a sioiy to cover up for the Mayorrsquos alleged condiict in nllegaiioii 9 (allegations 10 12 and 13)

M r Church has allowed a cover up olthe Mayorrsquos alleged crnuhict in allegation 9 bill conducting a preiiininaiy asscssmcnt o f the matter and liiid ing (Ik matter fnvolous (a llfg n t io n 1 1 )

During enterprise bargaining agreement discussions on an unknown date berween 2014 and 2015 M r Church has yelled at and tried to punch the union representative (allegation 14)

During discussions with another Councillor M r Church has sworn and made an offensive remark abotit atiotlter Councillor (allegation 15)

Mayor Lee longand Councillors Hodgc and Stocker have kjrowingiy encouraged the passagc o f a reso lu tion that contravenes regulation 277(7) o f the o j i C h vc rn in c ii K e p jj ia t in m 2012 (aUegations 16 17 and 18)

On 20 September 2012 Mayor Lee Long has made Liiiauiliorised disclosures o f ccuifkicntiai infonnation from a conrKlcntid session o f Council meeting to a member o f the public in contravention o f sl71 o flhe lA i Act (allegation 21) You advise that the disclositrc related to the proposal to establish a Mens Shed in Kuraiida

You iuriher allege that

bull Councillor Modgc was aware o f ami overheard the Mayors disclosiires and has failed to advise the focal f lovernment Remuneration and iliscipline Tribunal (allegation 22)

bull Mayor Lee Long lieti to or misled the investigator for the Tribunal during an official interview about the alleged disclosures (allegation 23) ami

bull M r Church failed to observe his obligations under section 38 o f the CC Act by failing to report the alleged conndentiality breach (allegation 24)

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

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F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

M eeting 18th Feb 2016

E m i ly B o rg a n C a u cu s L ia ison O f f i c e r

G a th f r o m DILGP

Rob Pyne M e m b e r f o r C a irns JW amp LOG

C a th y said t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s s t i l l assess ing m u c h o f t h e t a b le d m a te r ia l amp t h e y w a n t t o w o r k on

d e a l in g w i t h c o m p la in t s b e t t e r i f t h e y can She is n e w in t h e jo b

Lyn e x p la in e d t h a t t h e w e ig h t f o r t h e n e e d f o r an i n q u i r y is h ig h e r a n d c o m p e l l i n g f r o m a soc ia l and

e c o n o m ic p e rs p e c t iv e

M o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d t h e lo n g e r t h a t ta kes th e m o r e p e o p le w i l l be d a m a g e d b u t it is g o in g

to c o m e t o l ig h t T h e re a re o v e r a t h o u s a n d f i le s in a d a ta b a s e W e h a v e s o m e th in g s t h a t w e w i l l n o t

le t see t h e l ig h t o f d a y b e c a u s e it is n o t in t h e p u b l i c in t e re s t T h e y a re d a m n in g

Rob asked C a th - in t h e O c t o b e r ta b l in g O n e o f t h e o n e s I t a b le d w a s ca i rns c o n f l i c t o f i n t e re s t an d

n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d Like w h a t have y o u g o t t o d o w r o n g

C a th y - t h e d e p t has r e v ie w e d t h e m all in d e ta i l a n d I h a v e g o t a ll t h e d e ta i ls he re

T he c o m p la in t s w e r e in a ta b le a nd a lo t w e r e s t i l l o n g o in g

W h e r e t h e y had p re v io u s ly b e e n in v e s t ig a te d a nd b e e n r e f e r r e d o f f f o r in v e s t ig a t io n s o r

i n v e s t ig a t io n s t h a t w e r e a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y th e d e p t is s t i l l m o n i t o r i n g t h a t

W e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e m o n t h e DILGP ta b le -

T h e re are a f e w in v e s t ig a t i o n s t h a t a re s t i l l u n d e r w a y as a r e s u l t o f t h a t m a te r ia l t h a t w a s ta b le d

W e g e n e r a l l y d o n t u m

Rob - w o u ld t h e c o u n c i ls be d o in g i t t h e m s e lv e s

N o No

So t h e p ro ce ss

So t h e r e w a s o n e f r o m M r re a t t e m p t e d f r a u d b y c o u n c i l m a n a g e rs

T h e re has b e e n c h a n g e s t o t h e PID a c t - t h e y a re s e e n as c o r r u p t c o n d u c t so t h e y n e e d t o be d e a l t

w i t h by t h e CCC

So if u m a c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e has m a d e a d is c lo s u re an d t h e y a re s u b s e q u e n t l y t r e a t e d p o o r ly

be c a u s e o f i t o u r t h e y h a ve b e e n f i r e d b e c a u s e o f i t o r s o m e t h in g l ike th a t

He lo s t h is jo b

T h e n t h a t b e c o m e s a PIC a n d t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h e CCC h a ve t h e p o w e r t o in v e s t ig a te t h a t t y p e

o f c o r r u p t c o n d u c t

Page 1 of 6

F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

Page 2 of 6

So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

F o r m e r p o l i c e m a n t o o y o u k n o w so n o t

So t h e in f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t o n e is t h a t i t is b e in g in v e s t ig a te d by t h e CCC so t h a t o n e is o n g o in g

T h e re w a s o n e f r o m M o r e t o n Bay re g io n a l C o u n c i l a b o u t t w o m a t te r s w i t h t h e c o n d u c t w i t h th e

Cro so th o s e m a t t e r s h a d b e e n p re v io u s ly r e fe r r e d t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h e y ha d p re v io u s ly b e e n

assessed a n d in v e s t ig a te d

J W h e n y o u say assessed an d in v e s t ig a te d an d e v id e n c e p r o d u c e d w h y has n o t a n y p e rs o n

y e t t h a t is t h e h o ld e r o f t h e e v id e n c e e v e r i n t e r v ie w e d o r b e e n aske d o r b e e n c o n ta c te d y e t t h e y a re

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld th e e v id e n c e so le ts n o t k id o u rs e lv e s t h a t is n o t a p r o p e r in v e s t ig a t i o n w h e n

th e p e o p le t h a t h o ld t h e e v id e n c e h a v e n t e v e n b e e n c o n ta c te d

C a th y I a m n o t a w a re t h a t t h e y h a ve n o t b e e n c o n ta c te d

J N o b o d y t o ld m e t h a t m y c o m p la in t w e n t a ll t h e w a y d o w n h e re a n d g o t s h ip p e d s t ra ig h t

b a ck t o t h e CEO W h e n he w a s t h e p e r p e t r a t o r an d he w a s g o in g to d o t h e p r e l i m in a r y a sse ssm e n t

Lyn T he m in i s t e r sa id t o t h e e f f e c t in D e c e m b e r t h a t n o n e o f o u r s a re u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n b u t a t

t h a t s tage t h e y w e r e a l l w i t h t h e CCC

C a th y Fa ir ly n e w t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b u t m y u n d e r s ta n d in g is t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t d o e s and t h e y

d o c o n ta c t t h e p e o p le t h a t h a v e m a d e t h e c o m p la in t a n d t h a t is c e r t a in ly w h a t is m e a n t t o h a p p e n

Jason in f o r m e d C a th y t h a t c o m p la in a n t s a re a c tu a l l y n o t c o n ta c te d

E m i ly sa id t h a t w e c a n n o t c o m m e n t o n t h e o m b u d s m a n o r t h e CCC

Fraser C oast R eg io n a l C ouncil

A n a l le g e d c o v e ru p by c o u n c i l - w h e n th is m a t t e r w a s t a b le d i t w a s a l r e a d y u n d e r i n v e s t ig a t io n by

th e O m b u d s m a n

Lockyer V a lle y - c o m p la in t s g e n e r a l l y a b o u t t h e o p e r a t io n s o f loca l g o v t

C o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l b e in g a d e v e lo p e r an d a lso m a k e d e c is io n s a b o u t p la n n in g

R e fe r re d to t h e o m b u d s m a n a n d t h a t o n e is s t i l l u n d e r c o n s id e ra t io n b y t h e o m b u d s m a n b u t t h e re

w a s c o n ta c t m a d e w i t h M r b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s s o m e issues t h a t he ra ised a ro u n d t h e c o r r u p t

c o n d u c t an d so he w a s asked t h a t i f he had a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t s h o u ld g o to th e CCC

E m i ly So t h a t in s ta n c e he has b e e n in v i te d t o p ro v id e t h a t e v id e n c e t h a t h e has g o t t h r o u g h to

th e m

C a th y Lockyer v a lle y - th is ag a in w a s a r o u n d th is CEO m a k in g a d e c is io n a n d b e in g in f lu e n c e d by

t h e m a y o r

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So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

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Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

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Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

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Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

So is I t h a t has b e e n a c o n c e rn in a n u m b e r o f t h e s e c o m p la in t s un t h is o n e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t f ie CCC as w e l l a n d t h a t w a s u n d e r in v e s t ig a t io n

W h e n w e c h e c k e d o n i t a f e w w e e k s ago a n d i t w a s s t i l l b e in g in v e s t ig a te d b u t M r h ad c e r ta in ly

h e a rd b a ck f r o m th e CCC a b o u t h is c o m p la in t s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g p ro c e s s a t t h a t p o in t a n d I

b e l ie v e t h a t he had b e e n asked f o r s o m e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h a t m a t t e r t o o

R e d la n d s C ity C ouncil - s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t a d e v e l o p m e n t A p p l i c a t io n w i t h t h e Q u a r r y th is

o n e w a s a c tu a l ly t a k e n t o t h e P la n n in g a n d e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t so th is o n e w a s a d e c is io n by

a p re v io u s g o v e r n m e n t an d i t w a s a p p e a le d in t h e e n v i r o n m e n t c o u r t a n d t h a t a p p e a l w a s

n o t su ccess fu l s u b s e q u e n t l y th o u g h t h e c o u n c i l has a c k n o w le d g e d c o n c e rn s w i t h t h e i r

p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h e y h a ve u p d a t e d t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t h a t has g o n e o u t o r is

c u r r e n t l y o u t t o c o n s u l t a t io n

S o m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - S o m e th in g is s t i l l u n d e r w a y in t h e PampE c o u r t p rocess

F ra s e r C oast R eg io na l C ouncil - s h o re l in e m a n a g e m e n t a n d a r e v e t m e n t s e a w a l l so t h e r e w e r e

s o m e c la im s t h a t c o u n c i l had m a d e an u n la w f u l d e c is io n t o a p p ly a spe c ia l r a te b u t t h e d e p t

in v e s t ig a te d an d r e v ie w e d t h a t a n d t h e r a te w a s b e in g a p p l ie d in l in e w i t h a l a w f u l d e c is io n

G o t t o d e m o n s t r a t e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p e o p le t h a t a re p a y in g it

In r e l a t i o n t o t h e s p e c i f ic c o n c e rn a b o u t h is p r o p e r t y w e d id speak t o m r a n d w e d id su g g es t t h a t

he ta k e th o s e c o n c e rn s t o t h e o m b u d s m a n b e c a u s e t h a t is a d e c is io n o f c o u n c i l t h a t c o u n c i l

s p e c i f ic a l ly m a d e in r e la t io n

F raser C oast C ouncil - a d i f f e r e n t c o m p la in a n t - a n d th is w a s a d i f f e r e n t issue - t h is w a s a b o u t a

c a ra v a n p a rk a n d c o u n c i l e m p lo y e e s h a v in g s o m e in f lu e n c e o v e r w h e r e a c a ra v a n p a rk w a s

in t h e t o w n

S o m e o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e w i t h M r a n d c o u n c i l w a s n o t a w a re o f h is c o n c e rn s a t t h a t

p o in t so d e p t d id se t u p a m e e t i n g w i t h c o u n c i l w i t h M r f o r h im to s p e a k t o c o u n c i l a b o u t

h is c o tK e r n s an d p u t f o r w a r d t h a t he s h o u ld c o m e b a ck t o th e d e p t i f he w a s n o t s a t is f ie d

w i t h t h a t a n d w e have n o t h e a rd b a ck f r o m h im ye t

S u m m e rs e t R eg io na l C ouncil - A l l e g a t io n a b o u t c lo s e d m e e t in g s t o c o n s id e r D e v e lo p m e n t

A p p l ic a t io n s T he d e p t lo o k e d a t th is t h e loca l g o v t r e g u la t i o n d o e s p ro v id e t h a t o p t io n

Rob S o m e t im e s t h a t is ok s o m e t im e s i t is n o t i t j u s t d e p e n d s o n th e g e n e ra l v ib e o f w h a t is

h a p p e n in g b e h in d c lo se d d o o r s t h a t t h e y a re n o t i n h e r e n t l y ev i l

B u n d a b e rg - had s o m e c o n c e rn s a b o u t t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e an d t h e m a s te r s d e v e lo p m e n t

C o m p la in a n t has w r i t t e n t o t h e d e p t a n u m b e r o f t im e s

I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p ro p o s a l is n o t p ro g re s s in g

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R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

Page 4 o f 6

Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

Page 5 of 6

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

R ED LA N D S re g io n a l counc il - t h e y a re c u r r e n t l y c o n s u l t i n g o n t h e i r p la n n in g s c h e m e T h e d e p t h a ve

s p o k e n w i t h t h e c o m p la in a n t a n d ta lk e d h e r t h r o u g h t h e p la n n in g s c h e m e a n d t a lk e d h e r

t h r o u g h m a k in g a s u b m is s io n

T h a t is b a ck in h e r c o u r t n o w t o m a k e a s u b m is s io n t o c o u n c i l

T h e re a re a la rge n u m b e r a b o u t c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p la n n in g a n d t h a t re a l ly w a s a fo c u s w h e n

t h e d e p t w a s d o in g w o r k o n t h e n e w p la n n in g b i l l

F raser C o ast R eg io na l C ouncil - a n im a l m a n a g e m e n t issue - o f f i c e r s f r o m th e d e p t s p o k e to t h e

c o m p la in a n t a n d a c tu a l l y d id e n c o u r a g e h e r t o r e p o r t h e r c o n c e rn s t o t h e c o u n c i l t h e

c o u n c i l w e r e n o t a w a re o f h e r c o n c e rn so t h e d e p t p ro v id e d s o m e a dv ice

L o ckyer V a lle y - re c o u n c i l c o r r u p t i o n

D e p t d id spe a k t o c o m p la in a n t in N o v e m b e r a n d ag a in la te las t y e a r I u n d e r s ta n d t h a t has b e e n

r e f e r r e d t o t h e CCC n o w f o r in v e s t ig a t i o n a ro u n d s o m e z o n in g issues in t h e lo c k y e r va l le y

D is cu ss io n re c o n t a c t w i t h c o m p la in a n t s - CCC a n d DILGP c o m p la in a n t s a re n o t b e in g c o n t a c t e d a t

a ll y e t QPS h a n d s re t i e d b e c a u s e t h e y c a n t in v e s t ig a te u n t i l t h e CCC te l ls t h e m to

C airns C ity C ouncil - D e p t d is cu sse d th is o n e w i t h C o u n c i l o f f i c e r s - i t w a s a b o u t v e g e ta t io n

c o n t r a c t s b e in g a w a rd e d

R ob e x p la in e d t h a t he had c o n c e rn s a b o u t th is o n e to o

C a th y - i t w a s an a d m in i s t r a t i v e d e c is io n a nd d e p t o f f i c e r s d e c id e d t h a t i t w a s in l in e w i t h c o u n c i l

p r o c u r e m e n t p ro ce sse s

R ob - w h e n f o r e x a m p le t h e s a m e p e o p le g e t t i n g t h e c o n t r a c t al l t h e t im e a n d t h e s a m e p e o p le

m is s in g o u t all th e t im e b u t i t is h a rd t o p ro v e a n y th in g

C airns C ity C ouncil - a w a r d in g c o n t ra c t s - b o t h o f t h o s e issues w e r e a d m in is t r a t i v e l y o k u n d e r t h e

ru les t h a t c o u n c i l f o l l o w s so i f c o u n c i l m a k e s a d e c is io n y o u d o n t h a ve to a g ree w i t h i t b u t i t w a s

in l in e w i t h t h a t p o l ic y

C e n tra l h ig h lan ds - r a t in g o n a m in in g lease - th is w a s a b o u t t h e c o u n c i l w h e r e c o u n c i l is a b le u n d e r

t h e ac t t o levy a c h a rg e o n m in in g leases so t h a t t h e y a re o p e r a t in g u n d e r th e a c t h o w e v e r t h is o n e

w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e DEPT o f n a tu r a l re s o u rc e s an d m in e s f o r s o m e a d v ic e b e fo r e c o m i n g t o t h a t

r u l in g It w a s n o t s t r a ig h t f o r w a r d T he ru le s a re a b i t c o m p le x t h e re T he c o u n c i l is a b le t o d o it

u n d e r t h e le g is la t io n a n d t h e w a y t h a t t h e y h ave d o n e i t is o k a c c o rd in g t o th e ru les B u t w h e r e

t h e s e d e c is io n s h a ve b e e n m a d e by c o u n c i ls a d m in is t r a t i v e l y i f p e o p le d isa g re e w i t h t h e m t h e y a re

e n t i t l e s t o d is a g re e w i t h t h e m a n d lo d g e a q u e s t i o n w i t h t h e o m b u d s m e n o v e r it

D iscuss ion t h a t Rob a n d co can t r y t o b e t t e r d i r e c t c o m p la in a n t s f o r a d m in is t r a t i v e d e c is io n s t h r o u g h

t h e o m b u d s m a n

C airns C ity C oun c il- D e p t d id lo o k in to th a t - cross d e p a r tm e n ts

Page 4 o f 6

Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

Page 5 of 6

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

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OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

1 Wliii-ifn SlreelP(T B o x 1 5 0 0 9 f i r E a s t

Q u e e n s la n d ^ 0 0 2 A u s tra lia

T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

020 2^9

lotled

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Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

Tablelands regional Council - w h e n th e s e d o cu m e n ts w e re ta b le d th e d e p t w as a lre a d y fa m ilia r

w ith th e c o m p la in ts th a t had c o m e in

T h a t in fo rm a tio n w as a lre a d y b e in g re v ie w e d by th e d e p t

T h e re w e re tw o th a t w e re inv e s tig a ted by th e CCC

T he rea l m a te r ia l o r e v id e n ce w as n e v e r con s idered

T he p eo p le m aking th e c o m p la in t w e re n ev e r c o n tac te d

I w o u ld h ave th o u g h t th a t w o u ld be p a rt o f the process

Em ily and C a th y gave an u n d e rta k in g to p ro v id e fee d b a c k re w h y co m p la in an ts have n o t b een

c o n tac te d

Em ily u n d e rto o k to co n tac t A tto rn e y G e n e ra l d e p t re CCC n o t m ak in g c o n tac t w ith co m p la in an ts

Lyn - I have n ever rece ived even a p h o n e call I g o t an e m a il back on th e 4 D e c e m b e r a fte r th e

m in is te r had m ad e h er s ta te m e n t saying th a t th e y w e re assessing

W h e n th e CCC say it w ill ta k e th e m 6 m o n th s to do an assessm ent and th e n th e y tu rn it a ro u n d in

tw o w eeks th a t reeks o f p o litica l in te rv e n tio n a t som e level

As a c o m p la in a n t I have no c o n fid e n c e in re fe rr in g c o m p la in an ts to th e CCC because o f o u r

e xp erien ces in 2 0 1 4 and n o w 2 0 1 5

Em ily - to p ro v id e in fo on h o w to g et records o f tr ib u n a l re p o rts e tc because th a t is re le v a n t to

m akin g n ew com pla in ts

Discussion - T he fresh eyes n eed to be looking quickly and suspiciously o th e rw is e th e y w ill ju s t a d a p t

to do ing m o re o f th e sam e th a t has led to this

DECEMBER is Still o n -fo o t

Tablelands Regional Council - C o u n c illo r le tte r - d e p t has n o t c o n tac te d her W h e n th e d e p t

assessed th e in fo rm a tio n p ro v id ed it c e rta in ly sounded like it tu rn e d to w a rd s co rru p t co n d u c t so if

th e re w as ev id e n ce o f th a t th e n it should go to th e CCC

C o m m e n t - C o un c illo r does n o t a tte n d council w o rk s h o p because th e y are con cern ed th a t th e re is

illegal and c o rru p t co n d u c t go ing on th e re

Em ily - w h a t th e y are saying is th a t it is n o t th a t th e re is n o t s o m e th in g going on b u t th a t th e re is

n ot eno ug h ev id en ce

Lyn - W h a t is enough ev idence

N o te - T he m a te ria l ta b le d in Feb has n o t b een assessed ye t

Page 5 of 6

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

Page 6 of 6

OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

1 Wliii-ifn SlreelP(T B o x 1 5 0 0 9 f i r E a s t

Q u e e n s la n d ^ 0 0 2 A u s tra lia

T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

020 2^9

lotled

lioveD

Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

Rob - w h a t you are te llin g us is h e lp fu l - th is fe e d b a c k is q u ite useful - th ings a re still o ngoing

o bv iou s ly

Rob - w e ll it has been put to m e th a t th e issues have b een reso lved w e ll c learly th e re a re m an y o f

th e m th a t a re still u n d er in ves tig a tio n a re n t th e re

Cathy - Yes th e re a re th e re a n u m b e r o f th e m

Rob - th a n k -y o u

Emily - and co m p la in an ts w ill rece ive fe e d b a c k a t som e p o in t

Lyn - as fa r as advice to th e m in is te r goes if th e m in is te r fee ls th e need to m ake a s ta te m e n t in

re la t io n to th is tab lin g th e n you w o u ld h av e to look very c a re fu lly a t w h a t w as said in D e c e m b e r

becau se it gave th e v ie w th a t it w as all o v e r red ro ver it gave th e d is tinc t ind ica tio n th a t on ly the

tw o m a tte rs in cairns had b een re fe rre d back to th e Cairns CEO and c e rta in ly th e councils o th e r th a n

cairns had p u t th e ir tails in th e a ir and said th e y w e re in th e c lear

It w o u ld be useful if th e M in is te r could be ca re fu l w ith w ords as m uch as you can in flu en ce th a t o r

n o t th a t th e re are still th ings th a t are being looked a t

T h e D e c e m b e r s ta te m e n t w as v e ry m e t a v e ry hostile response fro m m o st c o m p la in an ts and p eo p le

th a t w e a re ta lk in g to because th e y fe lt th a t th e y w e re being to ld to suck eggs and go m ake

co m p la in ts

[ ROB PYNE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEPT VIA THE DG AND BEEN BLOCKED FROM HAVING

CONTACT WITH THE DEPT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RULE THAT MPS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE

CAUSUS LIAISON OFFICER ONLY AND NOT THE DG W HO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLAINTS

PROCESSES ]

Page 6 of 6

OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

1 Wliii-ifn SlreelP(T B o x 1 5 0 0 9 f i r E a s t

Q u e e n s la n d ^ 0 0 2 A u s tra lia

T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

020 2^9

lotled

lioveD

Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

OueenslandGovpmmenl

Deputy PremierMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

ldquo S E P 2017O O r i T M r i gt l O

7 SEP 2017

Hon Peter W e llin g to n MR S peaker o f the Leg is la tive A ssem bly P a rliam en t H ouse G eorge S tree t B R IS B A N E O ld 4000

Queensland Legislative AssemWy Number

1 Wliii-ifn SlreelP(T B o x 1 5 0 0 9 f i r E a s t

Q u e e n s la n d ^ 0 0 2 A u s tra lia

T e le p h o n e + 6i 7 3719 7100E m a il d e p u tv p re ir ie n n m in is r r - r i f l l n i r iu

020 2^9

lotled

lioveD

Dear M r Spea1lter

I w rite to you in response to your le tter dated 25 Augu m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent

lerks Signature

concern ing an a lleged

I re ject the com p la in t ra ised by the M em ber fo r C airns tha t I com m itted a con tem pt o f t l ie P arliam en t by de libe ra te ly m is lead ing the House

There are th ree e lem en ts to be proven in o rder to estab lish tha t a m em ber has com m itted the con tem p t of de libera te ly m is lead ing the House

1 The s ta tem en t m ust have been m is lead ing

2 The m em ber m aking the s ta tem ent m ust have know n at the tim e the s ta tem en t w as m ade tha t it was incorrect and

3 In tnak ing the s ta tem ent the m em ber in tended to m is lead the House

1 w ill address each o f these e lem ents together

It is d ifficu lt to ascerta in from the com p la in t m ade by the M em ber fo r C airns precise ly w h ich e lem en ts o f the s ta tem ents 1 m ade to the H ouse on 15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 he be lieves w ere m is lead ing

1 do not accep t tha t the s ta tem ents m ade w ere m is lead ing The s ta tem ents m ade on15 O ctober 2015 and 3 D ecem ber 2015 w ere an accura te re flection o f the s ituation at the po in t in tim e they w ere m ade

M r Pyne tab led docum en ts on six separa te occas ions be tw een 14 O ctober 2015 and16 M arch 2016 The docum ents constitu ted m ore than 890 pages o f m ateria l tha t w ere rev iew ed and cons idered by o ffice rs in the D epartm en t o f In frastructure Local G overnm ent and P lann ing This w as an e x trem e ly tim e consum ing task as m uch o f the m ateria l had lim ited de ta ils and in form ation

M any o f the m atte rs re ferred to in the docum en ts w ere found to have a lready been dea lt Viith or investiga ted by the re levant authority The s itua tion in re lation to the docum ents obv ious ly progressed over tim e as m ore docum en ts w ere tabled by the M em ber fo r C a irns and the departm en t com p le ted its reviews but at all tim es my

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

sta tem ents re flected tha t s itua tion as it stood at tha t tim e in o rder to a ttem pt to c larify the chain o f even ts I have provided the be low in fo rm ation by Viay of background

14 O ctober 2015

15 O ctober 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

Decem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

3 D ecem ber 2015

2 D ecem ber 2015

15 February 2016

18 February 2016

18 February 2016

25 February 2016

Rob Pyne MR tab led 91 pages re la ting to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem ent m ade in P arliam ent regard ing m ateria l tab led and provided to the depa rtm en t the previous day The s ta tem ent w as based on advice from the departm en t fo llow ing an in itia l rev iew o f the docum ents The departm en ts adv ice at tha t tim e was tha t a llega tions regard ing Cairns R egiona l C ouncil w ould be referred to the C EO o f Cairns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided for under the Local G ove rnm en t Act The d e p a rtm e n trsquos v iew at that tim e w as a lso tha t som e of the m ateria l m ay be referred to the CCC The D eputy P rem ie rs s ta tem ent noted tha t the depa rtm en t w ould rev iew all the m ateria l thorough ly

Rob Pyne MP tab led 112 pages ldquo re la ting to the opera tion o f local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D eputy P rem ier s ta tem en t m ade in P arliam ent to advise that the depa rtm en t rev iew o f the docum ents tab led on 14 O ctober was com ple te and a llega tions regard ing C airns R egiona l Council had been referred to the CEO o f C airns R egiona l C ouncil fo r p re lim inary assessm ent as provided fo r under the Local G ove rnm en t Act

D irecto r-G enera l o f D ILG P w rote to O m budsm an asking tha t he undertake a revievi o f the departm en ts actions in re lation to the depa rtm en ts rev iew o f the 14 O ctober tab led papers

D eputy P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its rev iew o f the m ateria ls tab led on 14 October

Rob Pyne MP tab led 8 pages ldquo re lating to the opera tion of local gove rnm en t in Q ueensland

D ep iity P rem ier le tte r to Rob Pyne MP advis ing the departm en t had com ple ted its review o f the m ateria ls tab led on 2 D ecem ber

D epartm enta l rep resen ta tives m et w ith Rob Pyne MP and constituen ts to d iscuss tab led papers and provide detail regard ing the depa rtm en ts review actions

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re la ting to local gove rnm en t

Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rth e r docum ents re lating to local gove rnm en t

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning

16 M arch 2016 Rob Pyne MP tab led fu rthe r docum ents re lating to localgovernm ent

23 M arch 2016 O m budsm an provided advice to the departm ent resulting in thedepartm en t taking fu rth e r actions in relation to tw o m atters

7 April 2016 D eputy Prem ier le tter to Rob Pyne MP provid ing an update onalt actions taken as part o f the departm ents rev iew of m ateria ls tabled on 14 O ctober and 2 Decem ber The a ttachm ent to this le tte r provided deta iled advice regarding all a llegations none of w h ich conflic ted w ith p rev ious advice provided

Even if any o f the con ten t o f the two s ta tem ents referred to by the M em ber fo r Cairns w as later superseded through w hat w as a dynam ic and evolving process the M em ber fo r Cairns has been unable to dem onstra te tha t the sta tem ents were m is lead ing at the tim e they were made tha t tlrey were known to be incorrect or ttia t they viere intended to be m isleading

I subm it that there is no prima fac ie case tha t the statem ents I m ade constitu te a de libera te m is lead ing o f the Parliam ent and tha t the m atter does not v^arrant any fu rthe r attention o f the House

The other m atters raised in the letter o f com p la in t do not relate to sta tem ents m ade in Parliam ent and I subm it do not w arran t any attention by the House su ffice to say tha t at all tim es m y sta tem ents w he ther m ade inside or outside the Parliam ent Viere an accum te reflection of the situation at the point in tim e they were made

Y o u rJ sincere ly

JACKIE TRAD MPDEPUTY PREMIERMinister for Transport andMinister for Infrastructure and Planning