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

                                         Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council 2014




24 Procedural motions
   (1) A member at a meeting of the local government may, during the debate of a motion
       at the meeting, move a procedural motion -
       (a) That the motion be put -
           (i)     at any time to finalise debate of a motion before the local government;
           (ii)    if carried, the Chairperson shall put the motion or amendment to that
                   motion under consideration following the application of Section 23 (4) (b)
                   (right of reply) above;
           (iii)   if lost, debate on the motion or amendment to the motion shall continue;
                   and
           (iv)    unless the member is the mover, seconder or has spoken to the original
                   motion or a subsequent amendment.
       (b) That debate on the motion or amendment now before the meeting be deferred -
           (i)     specifying a time or date when the debate on this item will be reconvened
                   not more than two months after the date of the deferral; or
           (ii)    where no date or time is specified the motion shall be included in the
                   agenda for the next meeting.
       (c) That the meeting proceed to the next item of business ceasing debate on the
           motion, which may be considered again by the local government on the giving
           of notice in accordance with Section 16 of these Standing Orders.
       (d) That the motion lies on the table -
           (i)     where a member requires additional information on the motion (or the
                   result of some other action of the local government or person is required)
                   before the matter may be concluded at the meeting; or
           (ii)    if carried, the local government shall proceed with the next item on the
                   agenda.
       (e) The motion be taken from the table at the meeting at which a procedural motion
           was carried and have the motion lie on the table or be considered at any later
           meeting
       (f) That the Chairperson’s ruling be dissented from -
           (i)     suspending further consideration of any matter until after the procedural
                   motion is determined;
           (ii)    is spoken to firstly by the mover of the procedural motion then the
                   Chairperson and no other members may speak to the procedural motion;
           (iii)   if carried, the ruling of the Chairperson does not apply; and
           (iv)    if lost, the ruling of the Chairperson shall stand.
       (g) That the operation of the Standing Orders or any provision thereof be
           suspended -
           (i)     by any member to permit some action that otherwise would be prevented
                   by procedural rule; and
           (ii)    specifying the purpose of the suspension.




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