Appeal date set for Glenorchy GM

Council general manager Peter Brooks has launched an appeal against a decision made last month for the Board of Inquiry investigation to proceed and for the final report to be handed to Local Government Minister Peter Gutwein.

Defence lawyer Shaun McElwaine maintained that Mr Brooks had been denied natural justice through the inquiry process and the “damning” report would cause him reputational damage.

Justice Michael Brett on Wednesday set a date of October 23 at 10am to hear the appeal before a full court.