Joondalup council conduct complaints: $4500 external investigation finds three complaints unsubstantiated

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Three allegations of misconduct involving one or more City of Joondalup elected members have been dismissed by council following an external investigation. Councillors made the…

Three allegations of misconduct involving one or more City of Joondalup elected members have been dismissed by council following an external investigation.

Councillors made the determination behind closed doors at their October ordinary council meeting, endorsing the investigator’s findings that all three complaints were unsubstantiated.

Human resources consulting firm The Futures Group was engaged to undertake the probe, which ran from July to September 2026 and cost ratepayers $4500, excluding GST.

The exact allegations, number of people involved and their identities were not disclosed publicly by the city or able to be shared with the PerthNow, as the matter was dealt with confidentially under the Local Government Act.

However, the matter concerned alleged behavioural breaches under the City of Joondalup’s code of conduct.

Councillor Adrian Hill declared an interest in the item, on the basis he was a witness in one of the complaints.

The council voted to note The Futures Group’s September 1 report into the three alleged behavioural breaches, endorse its findings that all three complaints were unsubstantiated and take no further action.

The most recent Joondalup elected member to have been found in breach of the city’s code of conduct following complaints lodged against him was former councillor Nigel Jones.

In November last year, Jones was found to have breached the city’s code of conduct after submitting an expense claim for a beer at the Crazy Horse Revue, a strip club in Adelaide, while attending a conference on city-funded travel.

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