Professional Conduct Coordinator

Professional Conduct Coordinator

The Professional Conduct Coordinator will investigate complaints relating to Council staff, contractors, consultants, and volunteers across four areas:

1. Alleged corrupt conduct:

The dishonest or partial exercise of official functions by a public official.

2. Maladministration:

Action or inaction of a serious nature that is contrary to law, unreasonable, unjust, oppressive, improperly discriminatory, or based wholly or partly on improper motives.

3. Serious and substantial waste of public money:

The uneconomical, inefficient or ineffective use of resources that could result in the loss or waste of local government funds

4. Breaches of Council’s Code of Conduct

Complaints that relate to alleged corrupt conduct, maladministration, or the serious and substantial waste of public money. 

See Council's Code of Conduct 

Complaints not covered by the Professional Conduct Coordinator

The Professional Conduct Coordinator role does not cover the following issues: 

  • Grievance and dispute procedures as set out in the Local Government (State) Award 2020.
  • Performance management issues.
  • Complaints that are already being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the NSW Ombudsman, NSW Police, the Minister for Local Government, or the Office of Local Government.
  • Matters relating to the dismissal of an employee or industrial disciplinary issues.
  • Matters where there is an existing remedy or right of appeal that is considered more appropriate. However, some issues may still be investigated if the remedy or right of appeal would not be likely to address corrupt behaviour, maladministration, or serious and substantial waste of public money.
  • Matters concerning the actions or conduct of private individuals who were not Council employees or Councillors at the time the issue occurred.

How to make a complaint to the Professional Conduct Coordinator

You can make a complaint about suspected unethical, fraudulent or corrupt behaviour by email or by phone.

Email: pcc@wsc.nsw.gov.au

Phone: 0402 353 422

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