Snowy Monaro Regional Council received advice from the NSW Office of Local Government (OLG) on Wednesday 29 October 2025 that Councillor Andrew Thaler has been issued notice of his suspension from office, effective Thursday 6 November 2025 through Thursday 5 February 2026 inclusive.
The suspension order, issued under section 440I(2)(g) of the Local Government Act 1993, further directs Cr Thaler to apologise for the misconduct in the manner specified in the order. The suspension order was issued by the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
Within 14 days of the date of the order, Cr Thaler is directed to apologise for the misconduct under section 440I(2)(d) of the Act, relating to breaches 2 to 16 as set out in the departmental report dated October 2025. These breaches concern comments made in social media posts, social media videos, and other online comments published on 8, 15, 16, 19, 20, and 22 May 2025; 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, and 17 July 2025; and 30 August 2025.
