Auburn Council referred to ICAC

The minister for Local Government Gabrielle Upton has referred a report into Auburn Council to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, after a public inquiry ordered by her predecessor was unable to compel witnesses to answer questions. The inquiry found that Mr Mehajer "may have breached the disclosure provisions in the Local Government Act" relating to the sale of council-owned property to a company associated with him, and recommended that a review be conducted into road closing procedures to give notice to residents so they could lodge objections.