An investigation into the planned Ningaloo Centre, a $30m science and research hub, found serious levels of non-compliance ©exmouth.wa.gov.au

Council suspended over procurement wrongdoing

posted by Andrew Allen

in Ethics , Law , Procurement , Public sector

9 January 2017

An investigation into multi-million dollar procurement and tendering irregularities has led to a Western Australian local government being suspended.

Western Australia’s local government minister Paul Miles suspended the Shire of Exmouth’s president and councillors for six months and appointed a commissioner to oversee the local government.

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