An independent investigation into Bayside Council’s involvement in the defective Mascot Towers issue has cleared the council of any wrongdoing, according to a report from the Daily Telegraph.
Former local government minister Wendy Tuckerman triggered the investigation last year when it appeared relevant council documents relating to the assessment and approval of the building development had gone missing.
In a report to Parliament, the investigators say the council satisfied its obligations in the processing and assessment of the development application, and that they had not identified anything to warrant further investigation.
The council was also cleared in relation to the certification of construction and occupation of the building, from which residents were evacuated in June 2019 after the discovery of cracking throughout the building.
The development was ultimately abandoned due to ongoing structural defects.