Coppock v Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (No 3) [2021] NSWCATOD 96

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Coppock v Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (No 3) [2021] NSWCATOD 96 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 16 July 2021 Decision date: 16 July 2021 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: L Pearson, Principal Member Decision: (1) The decision of the Deputy Secretary, Local Government, Planning and Policy, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment dated 28 February 2020 is amended, by deletion of the requirement pursuant to s 440I(2)(e) of the Local Government Act 1993 that Councillor Stuart Coppock is to undertake training with respect to his rights and obligations as a councillor when interacting with Council staff; (2) The decision is otherwise confirmed. Catchwords: APPEALS — local government councillor — disciplinary action by Chief Executive — finding of misconduct — appropriate disciplinary action Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Cases Cited: Coppock v Department of Planning and Environment (No 2) [2021] NSWCATOD 18 Coppock v Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment [2020] NSWCATOD 89 Office of Local Government v Shelley [2018] NSWCATOD 103 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stuart Coppock (Applicant) Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Boncardo (Applicant) A H Edwards (Respondent)