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Tweed Shire Council was dismissed in May 2005 after a report by
commissioner Maurice Daly found big discrepancies in electoral funding
declarations from Tweed Directions, a secretive organisation of
developers which was behind the most well-funded council campaign ever
run in regional NSW.
The pro-developer group spent up to $633,000 to ensure a pro-development majority on the council.
Professor Daly's findings have ramifications across NSW, as he found
the state's electoral laws are "incapable of stopping the determined
efforts of entities who might see a substantial benefit in determining
the make-up of a local government body". |
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