Public Inquiry into Liverpool City Council

The Minister for Local Government has appointed Ross Glover as Commissioner to hold a Public Inquiry under section 438U of the Local Government Act 1993 (The Act) into Liverpool City Council.

The Terms of Reference of the Inquiry are:

    1. In exercising its functions under section 21, 22, 23 and 24 of the Act, the governing body is meeting its obligations to provide strong and effective leadership in a manner consistent with the guiding principles set out in section 8A, 8B, and 8C of the Act, including whether its leadership with respect to Council’s management of its responsibilities relating to long term financial planning, public land management and provision of services is appropriate;

    1. In exercising its functions under section 21, 22, 23 and 24 of the Act, Council is meeting its obligations to act as a responsible employer, providing a safe, consultative and supportive working environment for the general manager and other staff in a manner consistent with the guiding principles set out in section 8A(1)(i) of the Act and any other statutory requirements considered relevant;

    1. In exercising its functions under section 21, 22, 23 and 24, and Part 2, Divisions 2 and 3 of Chapter 9 of the Act, the governing body’s Mayor and councillors’ conduct and decision-making both collectively and/or individually demonstrates an understanding of their role under sections 226 and 232 of the Act;

    1. In exercising its functions under section 21, 22, 23 and 24 of the Act, the governing body acts in accordance with the guiding principles set out in section 8A of the Act, including whether the governing body commands the confident of the community; and

    1. Any other matter that warrants mention, particularly those that may impact upon the effective administration of the Council’s functions and responsibilities or the community’s confidence in the Council being able to do so.

 

Change in Inquiry contact details

The Inquiry’s contact details have changed as of 20 November 2024. All contact with the Inquiry should be by the following means:

  • By email addressed to the attention of the Solicitors Assisting the Inquiry at LiverpoolCCInquiry@holdingredlich.com
  • By post addressed to the attention of the Solicitors Assisting the Public Inquiry into Liverpool City Council, Holding Redlich, Level 65, 25 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000

No contact is to be made with the Commissioner directly.

 

 

Call for public submissions

The Minister for Local Government has appointed Ross Glover to hold a public inquiry into the Liverpool City Council (Inquiry) pursuant to section 438U of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW).  The Terms of Reference for the Inquiry can be found on the Inquiry’s webpage at https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/public-inquiries/liverpool-city-council-public-inquiry/

Submissions are an essential part of the Inquiry process, allowing the Inquiry to consider a wide range of perspectives.  The Commissioner encourages a wide range of persons or groups to make written submissions to the Inquiry directed to its Terms of Reference.

Submissions may be sent by email to LiverpoolCCInquiry@holdingredlich.com or by post addressed to the attention of the Solicitors Assisting the Public Inquiry into Liverpool City Council, Holding Redlich, Level 65, 25 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000.

The closing date for submissions is 16 December 2024. 

No written acknowledgement of submissions will be provided.

Submissions received by the Inquiry will not be automatically made public. The Commissioner may decide to release all or part of a submission publicly, including on the Inquiry’s webpage, considering factors such as the sensitivity of the information, the relevance of the submission to the Terms of Reference, and the public interest.  The Commissioner may also provide an interested party with access to all or part of a submission to obtain their response to the matters contained in it.

Requests to keep submissions anonymous may be made. Any person making a submission that wishes the Commissioner to consider a request that their identifying details be suppressed or otherwise be protected from publication or disclosure must set out (either in correspondence accompanying the submission or in the body of the submission itself) that such a request is made and briefly identify the basis for it.