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

Public Attendance
43. Attendance of Public and Media at Council Meetings
43.1 An area shall be made available at the place where any meeting of Council is to take place for
     members of the public and representatives of the media to attend the meeting and as many
     members of the public as reasonably can be accommodated in that area shall be permitted to
     attend the meeting.
43.2 Members of the public are not permitted to bring signs or placards into the meeting venue.
43.3 Members of the public must not interrupt or obstruct the proper conduct of a Council meeting.
43.4 If a member of the public interrupts or obstructs the proper conduct of a Council meeting, the
     Chairperson may ask the person to withdraw from the meeting place.
43.5 A person asked to withdraw from a meeting place under section 43.4 must immediately
     withdraw from the place and remain away until the end of the meeting or for a lesser period
     determined by the Chairperson.
43.6 If a person contravenes section 43.5, an authorised person may, at the request of the
     Chairperson, exercise reasonable force to remove the person, and keep the person away from
     the meeting place.
43.7 When the Council is sitting in Closed Session, the public and representatives of the media
     shall be excluded.
43.8 No person shall operate any electronic or similar image, voice or camera recording device,
     during any meeting of the Council or a Standing Committee without the prior approval of the
     Chairperson. Where recording is approved, the Chairperson shall, before the commencement
     of such meeting, or the commencement of such recording, announce to the Councillors present
     that such approval has been granted.




Version Control
This policy is to remain in force until otherwise determined by Council.

 Version     Reason/ Trigger                   Change (Y/N)    Endorsed/ Reviewed by   Date

 1.0         New                                               Council                 15/08/2019




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