Parliamentary Procedure

COPPER COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. S. Kanck:

That this council:

1. Notes the continuing concern by many Wallaroo residents about the sale of council-owned land to Leasecorp and the serious allegations raised both publicly and in confidence about the fairness of the process by which this sale was conducted;

2. Notes that the Minister for State/Local Government Relations is conducting an investigation into the District Council of the Copper Coast;

3. Calls on the Minister for State/Local Government Relations to ensure that her investigation of these complaints is wide-ranging and thorough and includes the collection of evidence from the various parties who have either publicly or privately made serious allegations about the conduct of council; and

4. Recognises that emphasis in the Ombudsman's Act on complainants who are directly impacted by an administrative decision limits the ability of the Ombudsman to investigate, in the public interest, concerns about maladministration in local government.

(Continued from 29 October 2008. Page 465.)

The Hon. SANDRA KANCK (20:42): I move:

That this order of the day be discharged.

Motion carried.