2020-03-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

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COUNCIL POLICY — FLAG POLICY

Significant Dates
Australia Day — 26 January
Commonwealth Day — 2" Monday in March
ANZAC day- 25 April (flags to be flown at half-mast until12noon)
Reconciliation Week - end of May
Queen's Birthday — 2 Monday in June
NAIDOC Week — nominated week in July
Vietnam Veterans Day — 18 August
Australian National Flag Day — 3 September
United Nations Day — 24 October
Remembrance Day — at half-mast from 10.30am until 11.02am
IDAHOT Day - 17 May

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Council's Customer Service branch will be responsible for the raising and lowering of the flags on a
day to day basis.
Council's Building and Facilities branch will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the
flagpole.
Council's Customer Service Manager will be responsible for purchasing new and/or replacement
flags as required as part of the customer service operational budget.

RELEVANT LEGISLATION

The Policy is to be read and implemented with reference to the Flags Act 1953.
Excerpt from the booklet Australian flags — Part 2° The protocols for the appropriate use and the
flying of the flag

Version control:
 Version   Reason/ Trigger             Change (Y/N) Endorsed/ Reviewed by   Date
 1.0       New                                      Council                 19/3/2020

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