29 ongoing investigations into Gold Coast City Councillors are underway over allegations including conflicts of interest, breaches of trust and the accurate recording of registers of interest.
The Gold Coast Bulletin reported that nine complaints have been referred from the Office of the independent Assessor to other agencies and tribunals, while six matters have been referred back for the council’s own investigation.
The council’s decision to fill Black Swan Lake at Bundall is said to be behind half the complaints, with independent assessor Kathleen Florian saying the council’s decision has caused a ‘misleading spike’.
Mayor Tom Tate said the council decision was democratic and was unconcerned with people using the system to lodge complaints on the environmental issue, saying he has had 39 complaints against him dismissed.