Those identified in a damning interim report were denied procedural fairness, but most of the claims brought against the NSW government have been dismissed.
Liverpool City Council has been dealt a significant legal blow after a judge ruled the NSW government did not unduly influence an investigation into allegations of systemic misconduct, paving the way for a public inquiry and the possibility the council will be suspended.
Robson dismissed several orders brought by the council, finding neither Hoenig nor OLG secretary Brett Whitworth displayed apprehended or actual bias in the decision to publish the interim report. The decision to declare the report a legal nullity did not undermine the establishment of a public inquiry to consider the allegations, as it “continues to exist in fact”, he found.
With three days to consider an appeal, and responding to questions about the potential for the council to be suspended, Mannoun said postal votes for the September 14 poll had already begun to flow in, and the council had already spent $1.6 million on the election.
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