10AWhich parts of a meeting can be closed to the public?

#### 10A Which parts of a meeting can be closed to the public? 10A Which parts of a meeting can be closed to the public? > > (1) A council, or a committee of the council of which all the members are councillors, may close to the public so much of its meeting as comprises— > > > > > (a) the discussion of any of the matters listed in subclause (2), or > > > > > (b) the receipt or discussion of any of the information so listed. > > > (2) The matters and information are the following— > > > > > (a) personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors), > > > > > (b) the personal hardship of any resident or ratepayer, > > > > > (c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business, > > > > > (d) commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed— > > > > > > > (i) prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it, or > > > > > > > (ii) confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council, or > > > > > > > (iii) reveal a trade secret, > > > > > (e) information that would, if disclosed, prejudice the maintenance of law, > > > > > (f) matters affecting the security of the council, councillors, council staff or council property, > > > > > (g) advice concerning litigation, or advice that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege, > > > > > (h) information concerning the nature and location of a place or an item of Aboriginal significance on community land, > > > > > (i) alleged contraventions of any code of conduct requirements applicable under section 440. > > > (3) A council, or a committee of the council of which all the members are councillors, may also close to the public so much of its meeting as comprises a motion to close another part of the meeting to the public. > > > (4) A council, or a committee of a council, may allow members of the public to make representations to or at a meeting, before any part of the meeting is closed to the public, as to whether that part of the meeting should be closed. > > > (5), (6) (Repealed) > > **s 10A:** Ins 1997 No 145, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 1998 No 39, Sch 1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2002 No 40, Sch 1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2012 No 94, Sch 1 \[1\].