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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 6291 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2020 by Mr S.K. L'estrange

Question Directed to the: Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Show Cause Notice delivered to the Town of Cambridge on 26 May 2020, in which you write “2. I suspect that the Council has failed to ensure that the working environment and relationship between Council, the CEO and the employees of the Town enables the CEO and employees to carry out their functions without inappropriate involvement or interference by Councillors. In particular b) employees of the Town have reported that pressure has been placed on employees not to discuss potential or current applications for planning approval with proponents;”, and I ask:
(a) Without disclosing the author of any evidence you received, how many witnesses provided evidence to you, and on what date(s), in relation to:
(i) 2(b) above;
(b) Was any evidence received which was provided on behalf of an organisation(s)? If yes, what organisation and on what dates(s) in relation to:
(i) 2(b) above;
(c) Prior to issuing the Show Cause Notice on 26 May 2020, did you notify the Town of Cambridge Council that you had received this evidence, and if yes, when did you notify them;
(d) Prior to issuing the Show Cause Notice on 26 May 2020, did you provide an opportunity for the Mayor and/or Councillors of the Town of Cambridge to respond to the evidence you received:
(i) If yes, who did you receive responses from and on what date(s); and
(ii) If you are unable to provide names for (i) above, how many Councillors did you receive a response from which directly related to the evidence you received; and
(e) If no to (d), how was procedural fairness provided to the Mayor and Council of the Town of Cambridge to respond to the evidence you received?

Answered on 11 August 2020

(a-e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 6288