143Petitions

143 Petitions (1) A petition may be presented to a meeting by a member who, before presenting the petition, must, as far as practicable, become acquainted with the subject matter of the petition. (2) A member, on presenting a petition to a meeting, must: (a) state the nature and prayer of the petition; and

Katherine Town Council By-laws 1998 72 (b) read the petition. (3) A petition is not to be presented unless it is worded in respectful language. (4) Each page of a petition presented to the council is to restate the whole of the petition. (5) Where a page of a petition does not comply with clause (4) the signatures on that page are not to be taken into account by the council when considering the petition. (6) A person is not to append to a petition: (a) a signature purporting to be that of another person; or (b) the name of another person. (7) Where a member presents a petition to a meeting no debate on or in relation to it is allowed and the only motion that may be moved is: (a) that the petition be received and consideration stand as an order of the day for the meeting or for a future meeting; or (b) that the petition be received and referred to a committee or officer for consideration and a report to the council.