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to cease speaking immediately after being asked to do so by the presiding member.
  (4)    A decision of the presiding member under this clause is not open to discussion or dissent.

    Presiding member may take part in debates
The presiding member may take part in a discussion of any matter before the meeting, subject to compliance with this local law.

    Relevance
  (1)    A member is to restrict his or her remarks to –
    (a)    the motion or amendment under discussion;
    (b)    a personal explanation; or
    (c)    a point of order.
  (2)    The presiding member may at any time –
    (a)    call the attention of the meeting to –
       (i)      any irrelevant, repetitious, offensive or insulting language by a member; or
       (ii)     any breach of order by a member; and
    (b)    direct that member, if speaking, to discontinue his or her speech.
  (3)    A member is to comply with the direction of the presiding member under subclause (2) by immediately ceasing to speak.

    Speaking twice
Without the consent of the presiding member, a member is not to address the Council more than once on any motion or amendment except –
    (a)    as the mover of a substantive motion, to exercise a right of reply;
    (b)    to raise a point of order; or
    (c)    to make a personal explanation.

    Duration of speeches
A member is not to speak on any matter for more than five minutes without the consent of the Council which, if given, is to be given without discussion.

    No speaking after conclusion of debate
A member is not to speak on any motion or amendment –
    (a)    after the mover has replied; or
    (b)    after the motion has been put.

    No interruption
A member is not to interrupt another member who is speaking unless –
    (a)    to raise a point of order;
    (b)    to call attention to the absence of a quorum;
    (c)    to make a personal explanation under clause 7.13; or
    (d)    to move a procedural motion that the member be no longer heard under clause 10.1.

    No reopening of discussion
A member is not to reopen discussion on any Council or committee decision, except to move that the decision be revoked or changed under Part 14.

    Personal explanation
  (1)    A member who wishes to make a personal explanation relating to a matter referred to by another member who is then speaking is to indicate to the presiding member his or her intention to make a personal explanation.
  (2)    The presiding member is to determine whether the personal explanation is to be heard immediately or at the conclusion of the speech by the other member.
  (3)    A member making a personal explanation is to confine his or her