The state's corruption watchdog has directed that written submissions relating to an investigation into the activities of former Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council board members be made by May 14.
Operation Skyline is investigating whether a series of deals to sell off parcels of the council's land to developers in 2014 and 2016 was a "ruse" to benefit former board members Richard Green and Debbie Dates.
The commission last heard public evidence in November 2019.
The submissions direction, made by chief commissioner Peter Hall QC this week, is the first public development in the investigation in more than a year.
There is still no indication about when the commission's final report will be delivered.
The inquiry's progress has been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other high-profile cases such as those involving Premier Gladys Berejiklian and former MP Daryl Maguire.
The ongoing delays have meant the inquiry is now among the longest in the commission's history.
Written submissions from counsel assisting have been requested by 16 April 2021.
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