Minutes Ordinary Meeting 15 May 2025.pdf

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:


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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 Fhisiacludes encouraging an understanding of relevant laws
and regulations. asd
community. Councillors can assist constituents it 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. his

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: