位于悉尼西北部的Hills Shire Council在接受反腐调查期间，以10票对3票的投票结果否决了一项旨在提高透明度的提案[1]。该动议由工党和绿党议员提出，要求建立与游说者和开发商会面的明确规则、公开议程政策和在线游说登记制[1]。Council以增加官僚负担和不必要为由拒绝了这项倡议[1]。
绿党议员Mila Kasby指出，Operation Rosny听证会"多次警告地方政府有关无文件记录的游说和不受监督的访问的腐败风险"[1]。相比之下，Liberal议员Alan Haselden声称记录互动会"增加官僚机构，追求透明度"[1]。这是该委会三年内第二次尝试引入反腐政策[1]。早前的类似动议虽然获得通过，但遭大幅修订，删除了对游说者、开发商或会议的任何提及[1]。
Operation Rosny调查源于2022年Liberal MP Ray Williams的演讲，他声称开发商Jean Nassif支付了"大量资金"给一群Liberal人士以在Hills Shire Council安装新议员[1]。
Hills Shire Council in Sydney's northwest has rejected a proposal aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability measures, even as it remains at the centre of a corruption probe [1]. The motion, put forward by Labor and Green party councillors, sought to establish clear protocols for meetings with lobbyists and developers, publish agenda policies, and create an online lobbying register [1]. The council voted down the initiative 10 to 3, arguing that the requirements would impose excessive bureaucratic burden and were unnecessary [1].
The rejected proposal represents the second attempt in three years to introduce anti-corruption measures at the council [1]. Green councillor Mila Kasby highlighted concerns raised during Operation Rosny hearings, noting that investigators had "repeatedly warned local government about corruption risks relating to undocumented lobbying and unsupervised access" [1]. Liberal councillor Alan Haselden countered that recording interactions would "increase bureaucracy in pursuit of transparency" [1]. A similar motion introduced three years earlier was approved but significantly watered down, with references to lobbyists, developers, and meetings removed entirely [1].
The council's resistance to transparency reforms occurs against the backdrop of Operation Rosny, an investigation that originated from a 2022 speech by Liberal MP Ray Williams, who alleged that developer Jean Nassif had provided "substantial funds" to a group of Liberal figures to install new councillors at Hills Shire Council [1].