101Absence without permission

101 Absence without permission (1) This regulation applies if a member is absent without the permission of the council under section 47(1)(o) of the Act. (2) At the first meeting that a member is absent from the meeting without permission, the council must resolve that the member is absent from the meeting without permission and the resolution must refer to section 47(1)(o) of the Act. (3) The CEO must notify the member, in writing, of the resolution within 7 days of the making of the resolution. (4) The notification in subregulation (3) must include a copy of the minutes and a statement that if the member is absent without permission from the next ordinary meeting of the council, the member may be disqualified. (5) If the member is absent from the next ordinary meeting of the council without permission, the council must resolve that the member is absent from the meeting without permission and the resolution must refer to section 47(1)(o) of the Act.

Local Government (General) Regulations 2021 52 (6) However, nothing in this regulation prevents a council from revoking a resolution made under it if the member provides a reason to the council for the member's absence to the satisfaction of the council.