Public servants let down the community and the government by maintaining they had done a detailed analysis showing a 25-metre pool in Phillip would be suitable for Woden when they had done no such thing, Sport and Recreation Minister Yvette Berry conceded on ABC Radio on Tuesday.
Ms Berry was responding to a report by the Auditor-General which found no needs analysis was done to justify changes to the Territory Plan which allowed a 25-metre pool on the Phillip site instead of the existing outdoor 50-metre pool. The report also found that public servants misrepresented their case by suggesting they had done a detailed investigation which proved the smaller pool would accommodate the growing Woden community.
