Part 6PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

PART 6—PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 6.1 Interpretations In this clause— (a) the term document means a deed, book, report, paper or any other written material whatsoever or any other recorded or stored information; (b) the term other thing means anything whatsoever other than a document as hereinbefore defined, which relates to a matter or question under consideration or discussion by the Council or, by virtue of a notice of meeting given, to be considered or discussed by the Council; and (c) the term laid on the table means laid or deposited at a place within the local government’s administrative building designated from time to time for that purpose by the CEO and at which place a tabled document or other thing may be perused or inspected by a member during Council office hours or at other times on application to the CEO and inflections of that term shall have a like meaning. 6.2 Member May Require Production On giving to the CEO not less than 4 hours’ notice, a member is entitled to have laid on the table a document or other thing which is under consideration by Council and the CEO on receiving that notice shall lay the document on the table for a period of 24 hours, or as otherwise agreed, commencing as soon as practicable after the receipt by the CEO of the notice. 6.3 Circumstances in Which CEO to Comply The CEO shall comply with a request made pursuant to clause 6.2 unless the CEO is of the opinion that it would not be in order to do so in which case the CEO shall refer the request to the Mayor for determination, except in the case where the Mayor has made the request, in which circumstances the CEO shall refer the request to Council for determination. 6.4 Mayor’s Ruling On the reference to the Mayor of a request made by a councillor pursuant to clause 6.2 or 6.3 the Mayor shall rule whether it is in order and accordingly whether it should be granted or refused and the ruling is final but where the request is refused the CEO shall report the fact to the next meeting of Council. 6.5 Access by Member to Tabled Documents When a document or other thing is laid on the table in accordance with this Part then that document or other thing may be perused or inspected by a member in the place designated at any time during Council’s office hours or at any other reasonable time on application to the CEO but the document or other thing shall not be copied or removed.

22 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4083