CMC finds no grounds to support claims by Friends of Noosa group

The Crime and Misconduct Commission has found no grounds to support a complaint by the Friends of Noosa against last year’s local government reform process.

Local Government Minister Warren Pitt said the Friends of Noosa had complained to the CMC that the process had been rigged, that the Local Government Reform Commission was not independent, and the council amalgamations it recommended had been predetermined in collusion with the State Government.

“The CMC has written to the Friends of Noosa rejecting their claims”, Mr Pitt said.

“The Friends of Noosa shouldn’t be surprised that the CMC has thrown their complaint out - they were unable to provide any evidence to back up their accusations.”

Mr Pitt said other opponents of the local government reforms, who had also accused the local government reform commission and the State Government of wrongdoing, should acknowledge and heed the CMC’s dismissal of the complaint.

Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819