Integrity system upgrades and money: Gympie inquiry

Integrity system upgrades and money: Gympie inquiry

Queensland’s overly complex government local government integrity system needs regular review, according to the CEO of Wide Bay’s largest local authority by area. Craig Matheson, a former Local Government department senior official, told the recent Gympie hearing of the parliamentary inquiry into Queensland’s councillor accountability systems that Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig “probably understated the facts when he said procedures and rules were co…