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56The community engagement principles
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56 The community engagement principles
The following are the community engagement principles—
(a) a community engagement process must have a clearly defined objective and scope;
(b) participants in community engagement must have access to objective, relevant and timely information to inform their participation;
(c) participants in community engagement must be representative of the persons and groups affected by the matter that is the subject of the community engagement;
(d) participants in community engagement are entitled to reasonable support to enable meaningful and informed engagement;
(e) participants in community engagement are informed of the ways in which the community engagement process will influence Council decision making.