Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn
- Opinions
- 1
- Recommendations
- 1
- Report length
- 129 pages
Summary
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The Corruption and Crime Commission investigated funding for the City of Cockburn mayor’s re-election campaign.
Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 9 · Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 10
It examined campaign donations, a developer’s financial contribution and the mayor’s involvement in council matters affecting that developer.
The Commission formed five misconduct opinions concerning failure to declare a developer’s gift and failure to disclose interests affecting impartiality at council meetings.
Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 14 · Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 16 · Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 17 · Report on the Investigation of Alleged Misconduct Concerning Mr Stephen Lee, Mayor of the City of Cockburn.pdf, page 18
It made one new recommendation to review gift disclosure rules, including gaps that could conceal the amount and true source of gifts received after the election disclosure period.
Opinions 1
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.
opinion of misconduct
OpinionRecommendations [50] Despite the fact that the Commission has formed an opinion that Mr Lee engaged in misconduct, the Commission makes no recommendation that DLGRD give consideration to the taking of disciplinary action against Mr Lee.
Recommendations 1
Recommendation 1
The Commission recommends that the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, in consultation with sector stakeholders, review the adequacy of the current gift receipt disclosure regime for local government, in particular the identified gap allowing the amount and the true source of the gift to be concealed if the gift is made after the expiration of the period covered by the regulations.
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