Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                15 MAY 2025




  Carried unanimously.


 Council Resolution
 Moved:       Cr Frank Wilkie
 Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel
 That Council

 A. Note the report by the Business Improvement & Integration Officer to the Services &
 Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025, and

 B. Adopt the Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy as outlined in Attachment 1; with the
 following amendments:

 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 education, and
 community         engagement by encouraging an understanding                of         relevant laws
 and regulations. 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 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.Notwithstanding this,
 Councillors can consider formal legal and prosecution matters as reported by staff through the
 established council meeting processes."

 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."

 and

 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: