Ipswich council faces imminent sacking
Special laws that will force elected Ipswich City Council officials from office is set to be introduced to Queensland parliament.
The move comes more than a year after corruption allegations were first levelled against its officials and their associates.
Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe will introduce the legislation on Tuesday following a wideranging investigation by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Fifteen people connected to the council, including former mayors Paul Pisasale and Andrew Antoniolli, and a former chief executive, have been charged with 86 criminal offences in what has been a highly publicised corruption scandal.
A CCC report released last week found the council’s culture had deteriorated to the point where corruption was no longer recognised.
It recommended training all councillors across the state in corruption risks and switching council controlled entities to public to bring them under the CCC’s jurisdiction.
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