The former deputy chief executive officer of Logan City Council Oliver Simon has been appointed to a new Councillor Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The tribunal is an independent body charged with handling complaints of misconduct by councillors and consists of 13 casual members with legal, investigative, local government and prosecution experience.
They support president June Anstee.
Mr Oliver, who was more recently CEO of Paroo Shire Council before resigning in June 2019 after two years in that role, was one of seven new members. Others are Bronwyn Springer, Carolyn Ashcroft, Gabriel Bednarek, Russell Faulkner, Troy Newman and Clare O’Connor.
“The Councillor Conduct Tribunal plays a vital role in ensuring local government representatives are held to the high standards expected of them by Queensland communities,” Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe said.
“These new members include a retired magistrate, practising barristers, a police prosecutor and former local government chief executive officers.
“There is no doubt the tribunal will be strengthened even further by each of these appointments.
“A stronger CCT will go a long way to increase the integrity and accountability of the local government sector, and above all, improve the community’s confidence in their elected officials.”
The new members join existing casual tribunal members Avelina Tarrago, Jane Bishop, Jane Stuckey, Brendan Walker-Munro, Peter Black and Sally Robb.
The tribunal was established as part of the Queensland Government’s rolling reform into local government, which also included the establishment of the Office of the Independent Assessor and councillor Code of Conduct.
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