sec.242DPublic availability of agendas

sec.242D Public availability of agendas

The council must make the agenda for a council meeting publicly available by 5p.m. on the next business day after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C . Also, the council must make a related report for a council meeting publicly available as follows— if the related report is made available to councillors or committee members before or at the time notice of the meeting is given under section 242C —when the agenda for the meeting is made publicly available under subsection (1) ; if the related report is made available to councillors or committee members during the relevant period for the meeting—as soon as practicable after it is made available to the councillors or committee members. However, the council need not make a related report publicly available to the extent it contains information that is confidential to the council. This section does not affect the right to discuss or deal with, at any council meeting, items arising after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C . This section does not apply to a meeting of the Establishment and Coordination Committee. In this section— related report , for a council meeting— means a report or other document relating to an item on the agenda for the meeting that is made available to councillors or committee members for the purposes of the meeting; but does not include a summary of an investigation report or an investigation report required to be made publicly available under the Local Government Act , section 150AFA or 150AGA . relevant period , for a council meeting, means the period— starting immediately after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C ; and ending immediately before the meeting is held. s 242D ins 2020 SL No. 156 s 8 amd 2023 Act No. 30 s 25 (sec.242D-ssec.1) The council must make the agenda for a council meeting publicly available by 5p.m. on the next business day after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C . (sec.242D-ssec.2) Also, the council must make a related report for a council meeting publicly available as follows— if the related report is made available to councillors or committee members before or at the time notice of the meeting is given under section 242C —when the agenda for the meeting is made publicly available under subsection (1) ; if the related report is made available to councillors or committee members during the relevant period for the meeting—as soon as practicable after it is made available to the councillors or committee members. (sec.242D-ssec.3) However, the council need not make a related report publicly available to the extent it contains information that is confidential to the council. (sec.242D-ssec.4) This section does not affect the right to discuss or deal with, at any council meeting, items arising after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C . (sec.242D-ssec.5) This section does not apply to a meeting of the Establishment and Coordination Committee. (sec.242D-ssec.6) In this section— related report , for a council meeting— means a report or other document relating to an item on the agenda for the meeting that is made available to councillors or committee members for the purposes of the meeting; but does not include a summary of an investigation report or an investigation report required to be made publicly available under the Local Government Act , section 150AFA or 150AGA . relevant period , for a council meeting, means the period— starting immediately after notice of the meeting is given under section 242C ; and ending immediately before the meeting is held.