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IBAC is inviting questions from the public as part of its Operation Sandon inquiry into alleged corrupt property deals at Casey Council.
The public can pose questions to expert witnesses as part of a discussion on preventing corruption in the planning process at state and government.
The experts will consider issues such as campaign donations, conflicts of interest, council governance, lobbyists and ministerial advisors.
IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich said “decisions made at local government level, in particular planning and property development decisions, have considerable impact on the community”.
“That is why we want stakeholders to have an opportunity to participate in improving the transparency and integrity in Victoria’s planning system and other areas of decision making at local and state government levels.”
The expert witnesses are academics Dr Cameron Murray, Dr Yee-Fui Ng, Dr Stephen Rowley, Prof Roberta Ryan and former council chief executive Philip Shanahan.
Their evidence will be heard on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December.
The evidence will inform IBAC’s findings and recommendations to be tabled in a special report to Parliament in 2021.
Questions can be submitted at ibac.vic.gov.au or on the sli.do website using #Sandon.
Submissions close at midnight Sunday 13 December.
