NSW Local Council Marks 10th Anniversary ofFalse & Misleading Publications on Government Website, 08.02.2023
It is a stand-out example of what can happen when fat Council fish overflow small stagnant ponds, and where the unsuspecting public find themselves victimised by personal agendas and denied access to legislated rights due to favouritisms to those better-connected.
This story is not news, it’s been told many times.
But it needs to be retold and retold until particular government law breakers are fully exposed and brought to account and the public is assured of being rightfully protected from such actions in the future.
It concerns the statutory obligations of the state’s agencies under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, or GIPA Act, the peoples’ legislation designed to ensure transparency and accountability of our public servants in the way they perform their public duties in return for hefty remuneration packages attached to long-listed benefits.
And it involves small-town connections allowed to take hold, where attitudes of “I’ve got your back mate, just leave it with me! And here’s a clause of the GIPA Act you can use and I’ll uphold it,” wreak unforeseen ripples of corruption through the agency, judiciary and across the world wide web, all in the false security the perpetrators having control of the evidence of what occurred would ensure such never see the light of day.
It centres upon (2) two Formal Access Applications for open access information mandated for release free of charge, but which a Council delegated officer prevented any access to the result of an unlawful agreement with a member of the public. Council imposed fees totalling $360.00, refused all access to the documents, then published a Determination on Council’s website falsely stating the Access Applicant was refused access because she posed a serious risk to public safety. Those publications are still available for public view.
As at the date of this publication no regulatory authority or accountability body has taken any action or made any enquiries despite being fully informed.
And if even they did, the perpetrator sits in the perfect position to vet each and every petition, creating his own narrative.
The agency is Port Stephens Council.
The architect of the agreement is Tony Leslie Wickham. Tony Wickham is also the person who uploaded the false claim of a risk of harm onto Council's website, disclosed under oath in 2017, his name on the record ensuring no mistaking the author. The date was 08th February 2013. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine has preserved these publications on a government website for posterity as proof, as has the author of this publication Telina Webb of NSW Freedom of Information. His protector initially consisted of Council solicitor Lisa Marshall, but have since grown to encompass solicitors Carlo Zoppo, Matthew Harker, Jennifer Chenhall, and James Nash. He can only successfully operate in the shadows hiding behind his protectors at great cost to the public purse, such is his cowardice, using public monies to bully, threaten and intimidate those calling his conduct out for what it is. Yes, they all know what happened; they've all known the allegations were fabricated and how that occured.
The cost to the public purse is unquantifiable with released accounting records showing his and Marshall's signatures of approval all over.
The full story with evidence to be published shortly; Happy Anniversary! Contact:
Tony WickhamE: tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Lisa MarshallE: lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
This story is not news, it’s been told many times.
But it needs to be retold and retold until particular government law breakers are fully exposed and brought to account and the public is assured of being rightfully protected from such actions in the future.
It concerns the statutory obligations of the state’s agencies under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, or GIPA Act, the peoples’ legislation designed to ensure transparency and accountability of our public servants in the way they perform their public duties in return for hefty remuneration packages attached to long-listed benefits.
And it involves small-town connections allowed to take hold, where attitudes of “I’ve got your back mate, just leave it with me! And here’s a clause of the GIPA Act you can use and I’ll uphold it,” wreak unforeseen ripples of corruption through the agency, judiciary and across the world wide web, all in the false security the perpetrators having control of the evidence of what occurred would ensure such never see the light of day.
It centres upon (2) two Formal Access Applications for open access information mandated for release free of charge, but which a Council delegated officer prevented any access to the result of an unlawful agreement with a member of the public. Council imposed fees totalling $360.00, refused all access to the documents, then published a Determination on Council’s website falsely stating the Access Applicant was refused access because she posed a serious risk to public safety. Those publications are still available for public view.
As at the date of this publication no regulatory authority or accountability body has taken any action or made any enquiries despite being fully informed.
And if even they did, the perpetrator sits in the perfect position to vet each and every petition, creating his own narrative.
The agency is Port Stephens Council.
The architect of the agreement is Tony Leslie Wickham. Tony Wickham is also the person who uploaded the false claim of a risk of harm onto Council's website, disclosed under oath in 2017, his name on the record ensuring no mistaking the author. The date was 08th February 2013. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine has preserved these publications on a government website for posterity as proof, as has the author of this publication Telina Webb of NSW Freedom of Information. His protector initially consisted of Council solicitor Lisa Marshall, but have since grown to encompass solicitors Carlo Zoppo, Matthew Harker, Jennifer Chenhall, and James Nash. He can only successfully operate in the shadows hiding behind his protectors at great cost to the public purse, such is his cowardice, using public monies to bully, threaten and intimidate those calling his conduct out for what it is. Yes, they all know what happened; they've all known the allegations were fabricated and how that occured.
The cost to the public purse is unquantifiable with released accounting records showing his and Marshall's signatures of approval all over.
The full story with evidence to be published shortly; Happy Anniversary! Contact:
Tony WickhamE: tony.wickham@portstephens.nsw.gov.au
Lisa MarshallE: lisa.marshall@portstephens.nsw.gov.au