❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on complaints received regarding local government authorities funding elected officials' or officers' attendance at party political fundraisers. One complaint from a ratepayer is under investigation.
AnsweredQoN 5162Legislative Assembly
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(1) Has the Minister's Office or the Department of Local Government and Communities received any complaints from elected officials that their local government authority is paying for elected officials or officers to attend party political fundraisers: (a) if so, how many?and; and (b) which local government authorities were the complaints received regarding? (2) Has the Minister's Office or the Department of Local Government and Communities received any complaints from ratepayers that their local government authority is paying for elected officials or officers to attend party political fundraisers: (a) if so, how many? and; and (b) which local government authorities were the complaints received regarding?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
56 days
(1) No
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(2) Yes
(a) One
(b) It is not appropriate for me to comment as the complaint is the subject of a current investigation by my Department of Local Government and Communities.
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(2) Yes
(a) One
(b) It is not appropriate for me to comment as the complaint is the subject of a current investigation by my Department of Local Government and Communities.
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