7June 2017, is repealed.

7 June 2017, is repealed. 1.5 Interpretation (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires- absolute majority has the same meaning as given to it in the Act; Act means the Local Government Act 1995; agenda briefing forum means an information-sharing forum convened under clause 3.7 of this local law; amendment means a subsidiary motion moved in the course of debate on a substantive motion, with the object of modifying the proposal in such a way as to increase its acceptability; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; Chamber means the City of Melville Council Chamber, or any other room allocated for meetings of the Council or a committee of the Council; Code of Conduct means the code of conduct applicable to Members as adopted by the local government under section 5.104 of the Act and the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021; committee means a committee of the Council established under section 5.8 of the Act; committee meeting means a meeting of a committee of the Council; Council means the Mayor and elected Members collectively acting as the Council of the City of Melville; deputation means an oral submission by one or more members of the public at an agenda briefing forum or at a Council or committee meeting on an item listed on the agenda of that meeting; district means the district of the local government as declared by the Governor pursuant to section 2.1 of the Act; elector has the same meaning as given to it in the Act; employee means a person employed by the local government under section 5.36 of the Act; local government means the City of Melville; Mayor means the Mayor of the City of Melville; meeting means a meeting of the Council or a committee or of electors, as the context requires;

2904 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 6 May 2022 meeting procedures means this local law; member has the meaning given to it in the Act; Minister means the Minister responsible for administering the Act; objectionable nature means offensive, derogatory or otherwise having the likely effect of causing people to think less of any person; 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; procedural motion means a motion intended to act upon the processes or procedures being followed in the meeting, as described in Part 13 of these meeting procedures; quorum means a minimum of 50% of the total number of offices, whether vacant or not, of the Council or the committee, unless the quorum has been reduced under section 5.7 or section 5.15 of the Act; Regulations means the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996; resolution means a decision resulting from a substantive motion carried at a meeting of the Council or a committee that when implemented will cause something to be done or not done in relation to a matter considered by the Council or committee; Rules of Conduct means the Rules of Conduct set out in the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 and reflected in the Code of Conduct; simple majority means more than 50% of the Members present and voting; substantive motion means a proposal drafted in a manner capable of expressing a decision or opinion of the Council or committee, in either its original or amended form, but does not include an amendment or a procedural motion; and written response means a reply in hardcopy or electronic written format. (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.