2019-08-06 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 2 - Draft New Standing Orders for Noosa Council

27.5 That the matter lie on the table -
      a)    May only be moved where the Chairperson or a Councillor requires additional information
            on the matter before the meeting (or the result of some other action of Council or person
            is required) before the matter may be concluded at the meeting;
      b)    Where such a procedural motion is passed, the Council shall proceed with the next
            matter on the business paper.
27.6 That the matter be taken from the table –
      a)    May be moved at the meeting at which the previous procedural motion was carried.
27.7 That the Chairperson’s ruling be dissented from -
      a)    May be moved in relation to a ruling of the Chairperson. Where such motion is moved,
            further consideration of any matter shall be suspended until after a ruling is made;
      b)    Only the mover of the procedural motion and the Chairperson may speak to the
            procedural motion (in that order). No other Councillors may speak to the procedural
            motion;
      c)    If carried, the matter to which the ruling of the Chairperson was made shall proceed as
            though that ruling had not been made;
      d)    If lost, the ruling of the Chairperson shall stand.
27.8 To suspend the rule requiring that (insert requirement) -
      a)    May be moved by any Councillor in order to permit some action that otherwise would be
            prevented by a procedural rule;
      b)    A motion to suspend a rule shall specify the purpose of such a suspension.
27.9 That the meeting stand adjourned -
      a)    May be moved by a Councillor at the conclusion of debate on any matter on the business
            paper or at the conclusion of a Councillor’s time for speaking to the matter, and shall be
            put without debate;
      b)    Such a procedural motion will specify a time for the resumption of the meeting and on
            resumption of the meeting the Council shall continue with the business before the
            meeting at the point where it was discontinued on the adjournment.
27.10 That the meeting of Council be closed or opened to the public in accordance with the provisions
      of Section 275 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 –
      a)    The motion must specify the nature of the matters to be considered and these matters
            must be in accordance with Section 275 Local Government Regulation 2012;
      b)    If carried, all members of the public shall leave and not re-enter the room where the
            meeting is being held until a procedural motion that the Council meeting be opened to
            the public is carried;
      c)    All debate in the course of a closed meeting shall be confidential;
      d)    Council must not make a resolution (other than a procedural resolution in accordance
            with section 27.9 b)) in a closed session.


28. Points of Order
28.1 Any Councillor may ask the Chairperson to decide on a ‘point of order’ where it is believed:
      a)    that another Councillor has failed to comply with proper procedures;
      b)    that the matter before the Council is in contravention of the Local Government
            Act/Regulations or these Standing Orders; or
      c)    that the matter is beyond the jurisdictional power of Council.




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