✨ Standing Orders for Meetings
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 9 — 30 JANUARY 2017
3.1 Public at Meetings
3.2 Public Excluded Meetings
3.3 Chairperson’s Role at Meetings
3.4 Conduct of Meetings
3.5 Points of Order
3.6 Voting
3.7 Debate
3.8 Notices of Motion
3.9 Revocation or Alteration of Resolutions
3.10 Questions
3.11 Deputations/Public Forum
3.12 Minutes
3.13 Public Access to Information
3.14 Expenses
Appendix A – Grounds to Exclude the Public
Appendix B – Sample Resolution to Exclude the Public
Appendix C – Webcasting Protocols
1. General
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Citation of Legislation
These standing orders cite, or in some cases paraphrase, the provisions from the following Acts:
- Conservation Act 1987 (CA);
- Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987(1) (LGOIMA);
- Fish and Game Council Elections Regulations 1990 (FGCER);
- Local Government Act 2002(2) (LGA); and
- Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
Where direct quotations from the legislation are cited in these standing orders they are shown followed by the reference from the legislation.
Requirement for Adoption of Standing Orders(3)
The council must adopt a set of standing orders for the conduct of its meetings and those of its committees. The standing orders of the council must not contravene any provisions of the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, or any other Act.
[cl. 27(1) and (2), Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002]
Notes:
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Fish & Game Councils are listed under Schedule 2 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 as local authorities to which Part 7 (meetings) of this Act apply.
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Fish & Game Councils are not listed as authorities to which this Act applies, but Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2004 updates provisions in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
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Some material within this document is based on the New Zealand Standard 9202:2003 Model Standing Orders for meetings of Local Authorities and Community Boards and adapted from those used by local authorities.
These Standing Orders reflect legislative requirements in the conduct of meetings under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, including amendments made to this and the Local Government Act 2002 in 2004, including provisions for extraordinary meetings, voting and other minor amendments.
1.1.2 Interpretation
In these standing orders, unless inconsistent with the context:
agenda means the list of items for consideration at a meeting together with reports and other attachments relating to those items. An agenda can also be referred to as an “Order Paper.”
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