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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 150I
Chairperson may deal with unsuitable meeting conduct
150I Chairperson may deal with unsuitable meeting conduct
(1) This section applies if, at a local government meeting, the chairperson of
the meeting reasonably believes the conduct of a councillor during the meeting
is unsuitable meeting conduct.
(2) The chairperson may make 1 or more of the
following orders— (a) an order reprimanding the councillor for the conduct;
(b) an order requiring the councillor to leave the place at which the meeting
is being held, including any area set aside for the public, and stay away from
the place for the rest of the meeting;
(c) if the councillor fails to comply
with an order to leave and stay away from the place—an order that the
councillor be removed from the place.
(3) If the chairperson makes an order
under subsection (2) , the chairperson must ensure details of the order are
recorded in the minutes of the meeting or, if minutes are not required for the
meeting, in another way prescribed by regulation. Note— See also
sections 150DX and 150DY about recording orders made by the chairperson of a
local government meeting under this section in the councillor conduct
register.
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