National representative organisation of Australian community radio, CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association Of Australia) has been cleared of misconduct allegations following complaints from former employees.
In October 2017, a former CBAA staff member filed a complaint to the CBF (Community Broadcasting Foundation) that included allegations of misuse of grant funds in relation to its Amrap (Australian Music Radio Airplay Project) initiative.
In February this year, six Amrap employees had their contracts terminated by CBAA after they vacated their offices and formed ‘The Republic Of Amrap’ to protest a proposed restructure.
The CBF then appointed Sydney-based barrister Ben Fogarty to independently investigate the complaint in April, who did “not identify anything of material concern from an accounting or audit perspective”.
“I’m very pleased at today’s announcement by CBF about the outcome of the investigation,” CBAA President Phillip Randall said.
“The allegations were taken very seriously by the CBAA’s board. Stakeholders can be rest assured that the investigation was very thorough and the CBAA worked co-operatively at all times with the CBF during that process.
“The CBAA remains dedicated to Amrap and confident in our ability to deliver it effectively, as we have done for almost two decades and in the service of thousands of Australian musicians and community broadcasters.”
CBAA CEO Jon Bisset added: “With this investigation complete, we look forward to continuing our work in an exciting era for community radio.”
CBAA has overseen the Amrap initiative since its inception 18 years ago.
Comments