2018-12-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 DECEMBER 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  11 DECEMBER 2018

                                               Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council

    3231   Acts of disorder by non-members
        (1) A person who is not a member of the local government or a committee must not
            interrupt or obstruct the proper conduct of a meeting of the local government or a local
            government committee.
        (2) If a person (other than a member) interrupts or obstructs the proper conduct of a
            meeting of the local government or a local government committee, the Chairperson
            may ask the person to withdraw from the meeting place.
        (3) A person asked to withdraw from a meeting place under subsection (2) must
            immediately withdraw from the place and remain away until the end of the meeting or
            for a lesser period fixed by the Chairperson.
        (4) If a person contravenes subsection (3), an authorised person may, at the request of
            the Chairperson, exercise reasonable force to remove the person, and keep the
            person away from the meeting place.
    3332   Disorder
        The Chairperson may adjourn a meeting of the local government for not more than 30
        minutes if an act of disorder arises at the meeting and the meeting cannot properly
        continue.

    3433   Business of objectionable nature
        If, at a local government meeting, the Chairperson or a member considers that a matter
        or motion before a meeting is of an objectionable nature or outside the powers of the local
        government, the Chairperson may, on the Chairperson’s own volition or at the request of
        another member, declare that the matter not be considered further.
    3534   Points of order
        (1) A member who is speaking shall not be interrupted, except by the Chairperson or
            upon a point of order, in which event the member shall resume the member's seat
            and remain silent until the Chairperson has ceased speaking or the point of order has
            been disposed of, whereupon the member so interrupted may, if permitted, proceed.
        (2) Any member may ask the Chairperson to decide on a point of order where it is
            believed that -
             (a) another member has failed to comply with proper meeting procedure;
             (b) a matter before the local government is in contravention of a local law, these
                Standing Orders) or the Local Government Act; or
             (c) amatter before the local government is beyond the local government's jurisdiction
                or power.
        (3) Where a point of order is raised, consideration of the matter to which the motion was
            moved shall be suspended and the Chairperson shall determine whether the point of
            order is upheld.
        (4) Upon a point of order arising during the process of a debate, a member may speak to
            a point of order.
        (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders to the contrary, all points
            of order at any time arising shall, until decided, suspend the consideration and
            decision of every other motion or matter.

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