NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNDER DELEGATION FROM THE SECRETARY V/S BILL SARAVINOVSKI CASE

Australia, March 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 13:

1. The respondent was a local councillor between 1983 and 2024; first at Rockdale City Council and then, since 2017, at Bayside Council (the Council). He was mayor from 2018 to 2024.

2. On 27 March 2024, the Deputy Secretary made a referral to the Tribunal under s 440J(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (LG Act), with a cover letter and a report entitled Misconduct Departmental Report, dated March 2024 (the Departmental Report). The Deputy Secretary indicated in his letter that he was satisfied, on the basis of the Departmental Report, that the respondent engaged in misconduct, as defined in s 440F(1) of the LG Ac...