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Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Meeting Procedures Local Law 2019

I, SERIWATI IKU, President of the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, publish the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Meeting Procedures Local Law 2019 under subsections 3.12(5) of the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) as applied by the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated: 4 September 2019

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Seriwati IKU

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 (WA) (CKI)

SHIRE OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

MEETING PROCEDURES LOCAL LAW 2019

    CONTENTS

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
 1.1 Citation
 1.2 Commencement
 1.3 Purpose
 1.4 Application of Commonwealth legislation
 1.5 Repeal
 1.6 Definitions

PART 2 - CALLING AND CONVENING MEETINGS
 2.1 Ordinary and special Council meetings
 2.2 Calling Council meetings
 2.3 Convening Council meetings
 2.4 Calling committee meetings
 2.5 Public notice of meetings

PART 3 - PRESIDING MEMBER AND QUORUM
 3.1 Who presides
 3.2 When the Deputy President can act
 3.3 Who acts if no President
 3.4 Election of presiding members of committees
 3.5 Election of deputy presiding members of committees
 3.6 Functions of deputy presiding members
 3.7 Who acts if no presiding member
 3.8 Quorum for meetings
 3.9 Reduction of quorum for Council meetings
 3.10 Reduction of quorum for committee meetings
 3.11 Procedure where no quorum to begin a meeting
 3.12 Procedure where quorum not present during a meeting
 3.13 Names to be recorded

PART 4 - BUSINESS OF A MEETING
 4.1 Business to be specified
 4.2 Order of business
 4.3 Grant of leave of absence
 4.4 Announcements by the presiding member
 4.5 Motions of which previous notice has been given
 4.6 New business of an urgent nature
 4.7 Adoption by exception resolution

PART 5 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
 5.1 Meetings generally open to the public
 5.2 Meetings not open to the public
 5.3 Question time for the public
 5.4 Question time for the public at certain meetings
 5.5 Minimum question time for the public
 5.6 Procedures for question time for the public
 5.7 Other procedures for question time for the public
 5.8 Distinguished visitors
 5.9 Deputations
 5.10 Petitions
 5.11 Presentations
 5.12 Participation at committee meetings
 5.13 Public inspection of agenda materials
 5.14 Confidentiality of information withheld
 5.15 Recording of proceedings
 5.16 Prevention of disturbance

PART 6 - QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS
 6.1 Questions on notice
 6.2 Questions during debate
 6.3 Restrictions on questions and answers

PART 7 - CONDUCT OF MEMBERS
 7.1 Members to be in their proper places
 7.2 Official titles to be used
 7.3 Entering or leaving a meeting
 7.4 Members to indicate their intention to speak
 7.5 Priority of speaking
 7.6 Presiding member may take part in debates
 7.7 Relevance
 7.8 Speaking twice
 7.9 Duration of speeches
 7.10 No speaking after conclusion of debate
 7.11 No interruption
 7.12 No reopening of discussion
 7.13 Personal explanation