Part 18ENFORCEMENT

PART 18—ENFORCEMENT 18.1 Penalty for breach 18.2 Who can prosecute

7 October 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3579 MEETINGS PROCEDURE LOCAL LAW 2020 Local Government Act 1995 and under all other relevant powers, the Shire of Broome resolved on 23 September 2020 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Broome Meetings Procedures Local Law 2020. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of their publication in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application and intent (1) This local law provides rules and guidelines which apply to the conduct of meetings of the Council and its committees and to meetings of electors. (2) All meetings are to be conducted in accordance with the Act, the Regulations and this local law. (3) This local law is intended to result in— (a) better decision-making by the Council and committees; (b) the orderly conduct of meetings dealing with Council business; (c) better understanding of the process of conducting meetings; and (d) the more efficient and effective use of time at meetings. 1.4 Interpretation (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— absolute majority has the meaning given to it in the Act; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; committee means a committee of the Council established under section 5.8 of the Act; committee meeting means a meeting of a committee; Council means the Council of the Shire of Broome; District means the district of the local government; Local Government means the Shire of Broome; meeting means a meeting of the Council or a committee, as the context requires; Member has the meaning given to it in the Act; President means the President of the local government or other Presiding Member at a Council meeting under section 5.6 of the Act; Presiding Member means— (a) in respect of the Council, the person presiding under section 5.6 of the Act; and (b) in respect of a committee, the person presiding under sections 5.12, 5.13, and 5.14 of the Act; Regulations means the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996; simple majority means more than 50% of the members present and voting; and, substantive motion means an original motion or an original motion as amended but does not include an amendment or a procedural motion. (2) Unless otherwise defined in this local law, the terms and expressions used in this local law are to have the meaning given to them in the Act and Regulations.