My Account
A damning Corruption and Crime Commission report on the activities of former Rodney District Council chief executive Rodger Kerr Newell is currently in the hands of police in Western Australia.
The report upheld allegations of corruption and serious misconduct by Mr Kerr Newell while he was chief executive of Halls Creek Shire, in the state’s far north. Police say it could be several weeks before their assessment of the report is complete.
Under the Criminal Code of Western Australia, corruption committed by a public officer can carry a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment.
