3588GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 7 October 2020

3588 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 7 October 2020 8.4 Calling attention to breach A Member may, at any time, draw the attention of the Presiding Member to any breach of this local law. 8.5 Ruling by the Presiding Member (1) The Presiding Member is to rule on any point of order which is raised by either upholding or rejecting the point of order. (2) A ruling by the Presiding Member on a point of order— (a) is not to be the subject of debate or comment; and (b) is to be final unless the majority of Members then present and voting, on a motion moved immediately after the ruling, dissent from the ruling. (3) Subject to a motion of dissent being carried under subclause (2), if the Presiding Member rules that— (a) any motion, amendment or other matter before the meeting is out of order, it is not to be considered further; and (b) a statement made or act done by a Member is out of order, the Presiding Member may require the Member to make an explanation, retraction or apology. 8.6 Continued breach of order If a Member— (a) persists in any conduct that the Presiding Member had ruled is out of order; or (b) refuses to make an explanation, retraction or apology required by the Presiding Member under clause 8.5(3), the Presiding Member may direct the Member to refrain from taking any further part in the debate of that item, other than by voting, and the Member is to comply with that direction. 8.7 Right of Presiding Member to adjourn (1) For the purpose of preserving or regaining order, the Presiding Member may adjourn the meeting for a period of up to 15 minutes. (2) On resumption, the debate is to continue at the point at which the meeting was adjourned. (3) If, at any one meeting, the Presiding Member adjourns the meeting more than once for the purpose of preserving or regaining order, the second or subsequent adjournment may be to a later time on the same day or to another day. PART 9—DEBATE OF SUBSTANTIVE MOTIONS 9.1 Motions to be stated Any Member who wishes to move a substantive motion or an amendment to a substantive motion— (a) is to state the substance of the motion before speaking to it; and (b) if required by the Presiding Member, is to put the motion or amendment in writing. 9.2 Motions to be supported (1) A substantive motion or an amendment to a substantive motion is not open to debate until it has been seconded. (2) A motion to revoke or change a decision made at a Council meeting is not open to debate unless the motion has the support required under regulation 10 of the Regulations. 9.3 Unopposed business (1) Immediately after a substantive motion has been moved and seconded, the Presiding Member may ask the meeting if any Member opposes it. (2) If no Member opposes the motion, the Presiding Member may declare it carried without debate and without taking a vote. (3) A motion declared carried under this clause is to be recorded in the minutes as a unanimous decision of the Council. (4) If a Member opposes a motion, the motion is to be dealt with under this Part. (5) This clause does not apply to a motion to revoke or change a decision which has been made at a Council meeting (see Part 15). 9.4 Only one substantive motion at a time When a substantive motion is under debate at a meeting of the Council, no further substantive motion is to be accepted. The Council is not to consider more than one substantive motion at any time. 9.5 Order of call in debate The Presiding Member is to call speakers to a substantive motion in the following order— (a) the mover to state the motion; (b) a seconder to the motion; (c) the mover to speak to the motion; (d) the seconder to speak to the motion;