182Acts of disorder

182 Acts of disorder

182 Acts of disorder

For the Act, section 490A, the following are acts of disorder for the purposes of the Act, Chapter 14 and the code of conduct if done by a councillor at a meeting of the council or a committee of the council—

(a) contravening any of the following—

(i) the Act,

(ii) this regulation,

(iii) the code of meeting practice adopted by the council under the Act, section 360,

(b) assaulting, or threatening to assault, another councillor or person present at the meeting,

(c) moving or attempting to move a motion or an amendment that—

(i) has an unlawful purpose, or

(ii) deals with a matter that is outside the jurisdiction of the council or committee,

(d) addressing or attempting to address the council or committee on or about a motion, amendment or matter referred to in paragraph (c),

(e) using offensive or disorderly words,

(f) making gestures or otherwise behaving in a way that—

(i) is sexist, racist, homophobic or otherwise discriminatory, or

(ii) if the behaviour occurred in the Legislative Assembly, would be considered disorderly,

(g) imputing improper motives, or unfavourably personally reflecting, on the following, except by a motion—

(i) another councillor,

(ii) a delegate of the council,

(iii) a member of a committee of the council,

(iv) a member of staff of the council,

(v) a person exercising a function on behalf of the council,

(vi) a person present at the meeting,

(h) saying or doing anything that—

(i) would promote disorder at the meeting, or

(ii) is otherwise inconsistent with maintaining order at the meeting.