Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire covers an area of 1,321 square kilometres (510 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1947.

[10][11] The median weekly income for residents within the Tweed Shire area was significantly lower than the national average.

The inquiry was commissioned by the Minister for Local Government, Tony Kelly, following community concern about the way planning decisions were made.

The Minister appointed the director-general of the Department of Local Government, Garry Payne, former Sydney Lord Mayor Lucy Turnbull and former Tweed Shire councillor, Max Boyd as Administrators for the ensuing three years.