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CCC Chairman Alan MacSporran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 9, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Crime and Corruption Commission and the Local Government Association of Queensland have teamed up to urge candidates at the 2016 Local Government elections to run honest campaigns.<\/p>\n

An education campaign was launched on Monday by the CCC and has the full support of the LGAQ.<\/p>\n

It aims to help candidates be transparent and protect the reputations of themselves and others by stopping false or frivolous complaints being made to the CCC.<\/p>\n

CCC Chairman Alan MacSporran, QC, said while most candidates ran honest campaigns, history indicated there were spikes in the number of complaints to the CCC during Local Government elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegrettably our experience has shown that during election campaigns, some candidates have been known to make allegations to the CCC in the hope of gaining some advantage over rival candidates,\u201d Mr MacSporran said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur data indicates that in the weeks prior to and during the 2008 and 2012 local government elections, there was a rise in the number of complaints we received about the local government sector when compared to the yearly average.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making baseless complaints to the CCC, and then publicising the fact a complaint has been made, will often cause reputational damage to others and also negatively impact on the person making the complaint.<\/p>\n

It can also be a criminal offence to knowingly make a complaint that is not true.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe CCC is not discouraging people from making genuine complaints. We will treat all genuine complaints confidentially and assess them independently and with complete objectivity,\u201d Mr MacSporran said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur advice is simple, be honest and don\u2019t risk your own campaign by making false complaints.<\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t promise special favours in return for election donations or support.<\/p>\n

“Tell the community who is supporting you and declare all gifts and donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, if you do have genuine concerns, we want you to bring them to the CCC confidentially.\u201d<\/p>\n

LGAQ chief executive Greg Hallam warned that election candidates who made vexatious claims against their opponents simply in order to gain a political advantage risked seeing their campaigns seriously backfire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCandidates who act in such a way risk damaging the integrity and image of local government as the level of public administration that is closest to the needs and aspirations of the community,\u2019\u2019 Mr Hallam said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community will respect honest and professional behaviour from all election candidates. While political campaigns in Australia are always robust, voters have no tolerance for dishonesty.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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