The concern over the sale of two lots of land come as the embattled Liverpool City Council mounts a legal challenge against the state government.
Liverpool City Council’s decision to enter direct negotiations over the sale of two parcels of land to Moorebank Sports Club may have fallen foul of corruption watchdog guidelines, a confidential report has found.
While there is no legislative prescription for council to invite tenders during the sale of publicly owned land, the ICAC has outlined circumstances when it is warranted for local governments to undertake direct negotiations with a single buyer. The report identified a number of failings in the council’s process, and gaps in documents supposed to justify directly negotiating with Sporties, which has been agitating for the sale since 2012.
According to a timetable in the report, the matter returned to council in October when a majority of councillors authorised then-chief executive John Ajaka to “explore the disposal” of the park. The council approved the sale in February this year, pending community consultation.
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