10DGrounds for closing part of meeting to be specified

10D Grounds for closing part of meeting to be specified

10D Grounds for closing part of meeting to be specified

(1) The grounds on which part of a meeting is closed must be stated in the decision to close that part of the meeting and must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

(2) The grounds must specify the following—

(a) the relevant provision of section 10A(2),

(b) the matter that is to be discussed during the closed part of the meeting,

(c) the reasons why the part of the meeting is being closed, including (if the matter concerned is a matter other than a personnel matter concerning particular individuals, the personal hardship of a resident or ratepayer or a trade secret) an explanation of the way in which discussion of the matter in an open meeting would be, on balance, contrary to the public interest.

s 10D: Ins 1997 No 145, Sch 1 [3].