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Legal Matters Quarterly Update

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Determined

Decision:

Original motion moved by Councillor Chung, seconded by Councillor Forster -

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note:

(i)         Council spends approximately $3.3 million per year on legal services and legal consultancies. The complexity of legal matters ranges at breadth from prosecutions through to civil litigation; and

(ii)        Councillors need to be aware of matters afoot recognising the complex and confidential nature of the material; and

(B)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to provide Councillors an update in table form every six months of legal matters provided via the CEO Update noting the current status and costs to date which includes:

(i)        significant court proceedings that the City of Sydney is currently involved in, including any matters in the High Court or Federal Court;

(ii)       planning appeal matters, including planning appeal matters relating to development which was, or would have been, the subject of determination by the Local Planning Panel or Central Sydney Planning Committee;

(iii)      significant criminal prosecutions commenced by the City of Sydney;

(iv)      all significant matters finalised in the previous 6 months including outcome and costs for each matter; and

(v)       any other matter which the Chief Executive Officer believes is of significance or importance to the Council.

The motion, as varied by consent, was carried unanimously.

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Report author: Erin Cashman

Publication date: 09/08/2021

Date of decision: 09/08/2021

Decided at meeting: 09/08/2021 - Council

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