Sale of State Owned Land at Gillman
- Findings, opinions and statements
- 6
- Report length
- 266 pages
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The South Australian Independent Commissioner Against Corruption used Ombudsman powers to investigate possible maladministration by the Urban Renewal Authority in the Gillman land transaction.
He examined the Authority’s assessment and negotiation of an unsolicited land proposal, including valuations, market testing, probity advice and information provided to its board.
The Commissioner found maladministration by the Authority, concluding that its practices substantially mismanaged public resources.
He made one recommendation to consider legislative changes clarifying the reporting and decision-making responsibilities of the Authority’s chief executive, board and minister.
Findings, opinions and statements 6
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
maladministration
FindingIn respect of the transaction the subject of this inquiry I find that the URA engaged in maladministration in public administration, in that its practices resulted in a substantial mismanagement of public resources.
maladministration
FindingIn light of my findings above I conclude that Mr Hansen engaged in conduct that constitutes maladministration in public administration in that his conduct resulted in substantial mismanagement of public resources and secondly he engaged in conduct that involved mismanagement in or in relation to the performance of official functions.
maladministration
OpinionFor those reasons in my opinion Mr Buchan also engaged in conduct that constitutes maladministration in public administration in that his conduct resulted in substantial mismanagement in or in relation to the performance of official functions.
maladministration
No findingIn all those circumstances the evidence does not support a finding that the Premier has engaged in any type of conduct that would qualify as maladministration as it is defined in the ICAC Act.
maladministration
No findingI have found that Minister Koutsantonis did not engage in maladministration, because I have found that his conduct did not influence the advice that he was given, nor that he drove the Gillman transaction in a way that pressured the URA to depart from proper process.
maladministration
No findingFor all of those reasons I find that Minister Koutsantonis’ conduct did not constitute maladministration in public administration as defined in the ICAC Act.
Recommendations
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