weekender the inner city FRI 14 FEB 2014 • Issue 174
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Suspension delayed Tribunal hearing date for appeal set, Cr Max Phillips to serve in interim BASIL NAIMET
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reens Councillor M ax Phillips received a repr ieve whe n t he NS W C ivil a nd Administrative Tri bunal gr anted an interim order to delay his suspension. At a he aring on T uesday mor ning, T ribunal member Deputy President Wayne Haylen granted the stay on the suspension and set directions for a March 26 hearing of the appeal. Cr Phillips w ill now continue to sit a nd vote a s a M arrickville C ouncillor u ntil t he app eal h as concluded. T he D ivision o f L ocal G overnment, which h anded do wn t he s uspension t o t he Councillor after he failed to apologise for releasing confidential i nformation a bout t he L ewisham Towers development, did not opp ose the stay. Cr Phillips said he is glad the appeal will be heard. “I’m pleased that the Tribunal has postponed the s uspension a nd I c an c ontinue m y w ork representing t he c ommunity a s a l ocal c ouncillor. T here a re s ome i mportant i ssues c oming t o council at the next meeting, such as a decision on whether t o a llow a 1 6 s torey bu ilding a t S tation Street, Marrickville,” he said. “My appeal will submit that the Division of Local Government shou ld not f orce a c ouncillor t o b e dishonest, a nd a lso t hat t he i nitial f inding t hat I breached c onfidentiality w as de eply f lawed a nd that t he i tem s hould n ever h ave b een d eclared confidential. T he G reens m aintain t hat a ll d ecisions re lating t o p lanning s hould b e d one i n a public and transparent manner.”
Shannon tours ahead of new album p.22
Dr Karl gets behind reading challenge p.15
Off the rails with project Mayor criticises light rail decision p.5
Chance to appeal: Marrickville Councillor Max Phillips.
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