In this edition, former Melton mayor Justin Mammarella and his father Umberto ‘Robert’ Mammarella, a former electorate officer, have been sentenced following the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission’s (IBAC) investigation Operation Naxos. In 2018, Justin Mammarella and Robert Mammarella conspired to give false evidence to IBAC regarding the use of stationery within the Cairnlea electorate office.
Meanwhile, the Victorian Ombudsman has concluded it is time to end the so-called “Red Shirts” investigations, concluding that further investigation into the matters were neither practicable or proportionate.
The newsletter also includes our usual round-up of practice notes, cases and legislation.