Although a large proportion of planning decisions are made by council officers under delegation without councillor input, Fergeus said “more months than not”, Monash councillors were approached by developers advocating for a certain planning outcome.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/flush-it-into-the-public-domain-why-so-few-councils-publish-interactions-with-developers-20230802-p5dt6r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed