2015-03-31 P&O Committee - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Council Standing Orders

                                       Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council 2014




21 Motion to be seconded
   A motion or an amendment to a motion shall not be debated at a local government
   meeting unless or until the motion or the amendment is seconded, with the exception of
   Mayoral minutes.


22 Amendment of motion
   (1) An amendment to a motion shall be in terms that retain the identity of the original
       motion and does not directly negate the motion.
   (2) No more than one motion or one proposed amendment to a motion may be put
       before a local government meeting at any one time.
   (3) Where an amendment to a motion is before a local government meeting, no other
       amendment to the motion shall be considered until after the first amendment has
       been determined.
   (4) A member who moves or seconds a motion may not propose or second an
       amendment to that motion.
   (5) Any amendment to a motion must be proposed before the mover of the motion has
       exercised their right of reply.
   (6) Where an amendment is carried, the original motion cannot become a further
       amendment.


23 Speaking to motions and amendments
   (1) The mover of a motion or amendment shall not speak to a motion or amendment
       until it is seconded.
   (2) A member may request further information from or through the Chairperson before
       or after the motion or amendment is seconded.
   (3) Following the seconding of a motion or amendment, the Chair shall call for speakers
       on the motion with the mover of the motion having the right to speak first.
   (4) A right of reply may be exercised by -
       (a) the mover of a motion; or
       (b) the mover of the motion when a procedural motion that the motion be put is
           carried.
   (5) Each member shall speak no more than once to the same motion or same
       amendment except as a right to reply.
   (6) Once the right of reply has been exercised, the debate is closed.
   (7) Each speaker shall be restricted to not more than five (5) minutes unless the
       Chairperson rules otherwise.
   (8) Where two or more members rise to speak at the same time, the Chairperson shall
       determine who is entitled to priority.




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