By Jeremy Sollars
Former Warwick Credit Union director Jim Lindsay – who has been stood aside as chief executive officer of Ipswich City Council – is facing a fresh charge of misconduct after being charged with official corruption in September.
Warwick Credit Union last week confirmed Mr Lindsay had resigned from his role as a board member after the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) charged him on Thursday 14 September with official corruption relating to his role as CEO of Ipswich City Council.
Mr Lindsay has now also been charged by the CCC over his alleged disclosure of a confidential document.
The CCC confirmed last Wednesday 27 September that the second charge had been laid.
Mr Lindsay was the assistant general manager of Warwick Credit Union from June 2003 to December 2006, prior to which he was director of finance and corporate services with the former Warwick Shire Council from 1995.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday 11 October.
The charges against Mr Lindsay follow a wider CCC investigation into Ipswich council dealings, which has so far also resulted in extortion and other charges being brought against former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale and a misconduct charge against Ipswich City Council’s chief operating officer of works, parks and recreation Paul Mausley.
Former Southern Downs Regional Council chief executive officer Andrew Roach is Ipswich City Council’s current chief financial officer.
