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(4)    A person shall ensure that his or her mobile telephone or audible pager is not audible or used during any meeting of the Council or a committee.
  (5)    The presiding member may warn a person who fails to comply with this clause.
  (6)    The presiding member may expel a person from the meeting by ordering the person to leave the meeting room, if –
    (a)    after being warned, the person again acts contrary to this clause, or to this local law; or
    (b)    a person refuses or fails to comply with a direction of the presiding member.
  (7)    A person who is ordered to leave the meeting room and fails to do so may by order of the presiding member, be removed from the meeting room, and if the presiding member orders, from the premises.
  (8)    A person in breach of this clause is subject to the penalties specified in clause 19.1.

  QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS

    Questions on notice
  (1)    A member who wishes to ask a question at a meeting of the Council is to give to the CEO written notice of the text of the question at least seven business days before the meeting.
  (2)    If the CEO considers that the question breaches or may breach this local law or any other law, the CEO shall –
    (a)    exclude the question from the agenda; and
    (b)    give all members, as soon as practicable but not later than the next ordinary meeting, the reasons for the exclusion.
  (3)    Notice of a question that is not withdrawn or excluded under subclause (1) is to be included, if practicable, in the agenda of the meeting, or is otherwise to be tabled at the meeting.
  (4)    Every question and answer is to be submitted as briefly and concisely as possible and no discussion is to be allowed, unless with the consent of the presiding member.

    Questions during debate
  (1)    At any time during the debate on a motion before the motion is put, a member may with the consent of the presiding member, may ask one or more questions.
  (2)    Where possible the employee shall endeavour to answer the question to the best of his or her knowledge and ability, however, if the information is unavailable or the answer requires research or investigation, the employee may ask that –
    (a)    the question be placed on notice for the next meeting of Council; and
    (b)    the answer to the question be given to the member who asked it within 14 days.

    Restrictions on questions and answers
  (1)    Every question and answer –
    (a)    is to be brief and concise; and
    (b)    is not to be accompanied by discussion, except to the extent necessary