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Howeve,r a redacted version of the report should not be publicly released, he said.

Last week, Mayor Angela Long – who with Mr Bennie launched the investigation – and all but one other councillor, did not reply to a Journal email survey on the matter.Ĭr Matthew Kirwan, the sole respondent, said the report’s findings and recommendations, as well as the reasons for the investigation should be made public. However, there seems to be council reluctance to share the report’s contents with the public.Ĭhief executive John Bennie told the Journal after a council meeting last month that the report, redacted or not, would not be publicly released. Their stand has been backed by Monash University governance expert Ken Coghill, who said there was “no reason” for the public to be denied access to a redacted version of the report. MOST Greater Dandenong councillors have gone to ground over the issue of publicly releasing a confidential investigation report into two colleagues.Ĭouncillors Peter Brown and Maria Sampey – the subjects of the probe – have called for the public release of an edited version of the report, redacted only to protect the privacy of complainants, according to state whistleblowers’ legislation.