Local Government Act 1993
47GPublic hearings
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47G Public hearings
47G Public hearings
(1) In this section, public hearing means any public hearing required to be arranged under this Part.
(2) The person presiding at a public hearing must not be—
(a) a councillor or employee of the council holding the public hearing, or
(b) a person who has been a councillor or employee of that council at any time during the 5 years before the date of his or her appointment.
(3) Not later than 4 days after it has received a report from the person presiding at the public hearing as to the result of the hearing, the council must make a copy of the report available for inspection by the public at a location within the area of the council.
s 47G: Ins 1998 No 140, Sch 1 [23].