Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                15 MAY 2025


 notices, enforcement orders, remedial actions, or prosecution decisions. These matters are to be
 managed independently by authorised council
 officers in accordance with legislative requirements and operational procedures.
 Notwithstanding this, Councillors can consider legal and prosecution matters as reported by staff
 through the established council meeting processes."
 The Amendment No. 2 lapsed for want of a seconder.

  Amendment No. 3
  Moved:          Cr Jessica Phillips
  Seconded:       Cr Amelia Lorentson
  That the wording in B,1 be amended to read:
  1. That the wording in the draft policy provided at Attachment 1 under "Roles and
  Responsibilities", "Councillors" be amended to read:
  "ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  Councillors

  Review and adopt Council’s Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy.

  Councillors may actively support and promote voluntary compliance through advocacy,education
  and community engagement by This includes encouraging an understanding of relevant laws
  and regulations. and fostering cooperative relationships between the council and the
  community. Councillors can assist constituents in raising concerns relating to compliance and
  enforcement matters by referring them to the appropriate functional area.

 Councillors must not be involved in operational compliance or enforcement actions as outlined in
 Council’s endorsed adopted Governance Framework. This includes (but is not limited to)
 participation in investigations, and/or advocating or taking over the matter on behalf of the
 applicant relating to the issuance of penalty infringement notices, enforcement orders, remedial
 actions, or prosecution decisions. These matters are to be managed independently by authorised
 council officers in accordance with legislative requirements and operational procedures. This
 separation ensures procedural fairness, protects the integrity of compliance processes, and
 upholds the principles of good governance. Notwithstanding this, Councillors can consider formal
 legal and prosecution matters as reported by staff through the established council meeting
 processes."
 Carried unanimously.


 Amendment No. 4
 Moved:         Cr Nicola Wilson
 Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel
 That the wording below be inserted in the draft policy provided at Attachment 1 under "Roles and
 Responsibilities", "Councillors" after the current wording:
 "Councillors roles are defined in the Local Government Act 2009 and the Code of Conduct for
 Councillors in Queensland. The definitions of roles and responsibilities in this policy are consistent
 with the Act."
 Carried unanimously.


  Amendment No. 5
  Moved:        Cr Jessica Phillips
  Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson
  That item B 2 be added to read:
   2. Remove the definition of “unlawful activity” from the draft policy provided at Attachment 1 and
  replace with the definition of “breach” which is defined as: