On 3 September 2018 the Minister for Local Government (Minister) released the 2018 Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW (Code), and Procedures for the Administration of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW (Code Procedures)….
The Office of Local Government (OLG) has today issued consultation drafts of a revised Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW (Model Code) and revised Procedures for the Administration of the Model Code for Local Councils in NSW (Code Procedures), both…
The Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly, yesterday 21 June 2016, addressing further governance issues relating to the disclosure of pecuniary interests and political donations in local government. The bill proposes the following:
The NSW Parliament has enacted legislation which amends the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (ICAC Act). The Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2015 (Amendment Act) was assented to and commenced on 28 September 2015. The Amendment Act clarifies the jurisdiction and powers of…
Review of the ICAC Act
24 Aug, 2015
The findings of the Independent Review Panel’s (Review Panel) review of the scope of the powers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) have been released in a recently published report entitled ‘Independent Panel – Review of the Jurisdiction of the…
Changes are proposed to the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (PID Act) by the Public Interest Disclosures Amendment Bill 2011 to expand the matters that whistleblowers may disclose to the Chief Executive, Local Government.
Increased Protection For Whistleblowers
11 Mar, 2011
A broad range of amendments to the newly named Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (Act) (previously the Protected Disclosures Act 1994) have been made which will broaden the scope of protection given to people wishing to make disclosures about conduct in…