Mary Lyons-Buckett supports voluntary use of Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels, says they lack accountability

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Updated August 22 2017 - 4:25pm, first published August 17 2017 - 9:23am
Hawkesbury Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett. Picture: Geoff Jones
Hawkesbury Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett. Picture: Geoff Jones

HAWKESBURY Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett has backed the government’s new planning laws shake-up, but warned independent planning panels are not accountable to the community and believes their use should be voluntary, not permanent.