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Local Government (General) Regulation 2021
233Expulsion for acts of disorder
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#### 233 Expulsion for acts of disorder
233 Expulsion for acts of disorder
> > (1) The chairperson may require a councillor—
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> > > (a) to apologise without reservation for an act of disorder referred to in section 182(a), (b), (e), (f) or (h), or
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> > > (b) to withdraw a motion or an amendment referred to in section 182(c) or (d) and, where appropriate, to apologise without reservation, or
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> > > (c) to retract and apologise without reservation for any statement that constitutes an act of disorder referred to in section 182(e), (f), (g) or (h).
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> > (2) A councillor may, as provided by section 10(2)(a) or (b) of the Act, be expelled from a meeting of a council for having failed to comply with a requirement under subsection (1). The expulsion of a councillor from the meeting for that reason does not prevent any other action from being taken against the councillor for the act of disorder concerned.
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> > (3) A person (other than a councillor) may, as provided by section 10(2)(a) or (b) of the Act, be expelled from a meeting of a council for having engaged in disorderly conduct at the meeting.
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> **s 233:** Am 2025 (474), Sch 1\[4\]–\[6\].