Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05055:schedule:2:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05055
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 10/15)
Character Range: 28270–30952

to convene a meeting of a Regional Council, the Chairperson of the Regional Council or, if the Regional Council does not have a Chairperson, the Commission Chairperson must cause notice of the proposed date, time and place of the meeting to be publicly notified, at least 7 days before the proposed date of the meeting, in any manner that the Chairperson concerned thinks appropriate.

      (4B) A Regional Council must make available, at a meeting of the Council, for inspection by any person:

(a) copies of the agenda for the meeting; and

          (b) copies of any other business papers prepared for the meeting except papers that, in the opinion of the Chairperson of the Council, are likely to be considered by the Council at the meeting at a time when it is closed to the public.

  (4C) A Regional Council must make available at reasonable times

      during, and at the end of, a meeting of the Council and on the first business day following the day of the meeting, for inspection by any person, any documents presented to the meeting other than documents presented at a time when the meeting was closed to the public.

55 After section 128

  Insert:

  128A Meeting of Regional Council to be open to the public except in certain circumstances

     (1) Except as provided by this section, anyone is entitled to be present at a meeting of a Regional Council.

     (2) A person (other than a member of the Regional Council concerned) is not entitled to be present at a meeting of a Regional Council if:

        (a) the Council has passed a resolution stating that the person is to be excluded from the meeting; or

        (b) the Council has passed a resolution authorising the member presiding at the meeting to direct that a person or persons be excluded from the meeting and the member presiding has given such a direction in relation to the first-mentioned person.

      (3) A person (other than a member of the Regional Council concerned) is not entitled to be present at a meeting of a Regional Council if:

(a) the Council is considering an excludable matter; and

        (b) the Council has resolved that the meeting be closed to the public while that matter is being considered.

      (4) A resolution referred to in paragraph (3)(b) must identify the matter concerned and the resolution must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

  128B Right of public to inspect documents without charge

      A Regional Council must allow any person to inspect, at any reasonable time, without charge, any documents described in the following paragraphs that are in its possession:

  (a) a document setting out a code of conduct to be observed by the Council