May 5, 2021
A South Burnett woman seeking a peace and good behaviour order against Cr Scott Henschen says she has lodged an appeal against a Magistrates Court decision.
Judy Schulz, the former campaign manager for South Burnett councillor Scott Henschen, was ordered to pay $1500 in costs on April 9 by Kingaroy Magistrate Andrew Sinclair after he dismissed three complaints lodged by her against Cr Henschen and two of his friends, Kingaroy businesspeople John and Laura Newbery.
Ms Schulz later described the costs order as “monopoly money” and said she would continue her very public dispute with Cr Henschen.
In a statement released at the weekend, Ms Schulz said her solicitor, Ian Dempster, had filed an appeal on Friday against Magistrate Sinclair’s decision.
This would be heard in the District Court.
Ms Schulz also said barrister Kerri Fredericks was preparing an appeal against the dismissal of a complaint by her to the Office Of The Independent Assessor (OIA), the State Government body which considers complaints against councillors.
The OIA referred the complaint, against Cr Henschen, back to Council who then referred it to the Councillor Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for investigation.
South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto, accepting the findings of the CCT, later ruled Cr Henschen had not engaged in inappropriate conduct.
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