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THE STATE’S council watchdog was probing five complaints into the conduct of Ipswich councillors, with another progressing to the next stage of investigation, up until the end of last year.
That is according to the Office of the Independent Assessor’s latest publicly available data.
The OIA says it cannot confirm which councillors the complaints relate to and whether they come from after last year’s council election.
It could not confirm how many investigations are still open as of this month.
Prior to the 2020 local government elections, the OIA said it could “revisit” investigations put on hold concerning former Ipswich councillors if they were re-elected.
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Queenslandâs local government watchdog had its busiest month on record in December, with almost 250 complaints made against councillors statewide.
The increase came amid another turning point in the Office of the Independent Assessorâs two-year history, as most complaints came from the local government sector itself, rather than members of the public.
Brisbane City Council came under the oversight of the watchdog, established in December 2018, after the 2020 local government elections.
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In her latest quarterly update, Independent Assessor Kathleen Florian said the sector accounted for 62 per cent of the 241 complaints made, with 17 councillors referring themselves to the watchdog in the first half of the financial year.
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