53Policy for confidential information and business

53 Policy for confidential information and business (1) A council must, by resolution, adopt a policy in relation to confidential information and business. (2) The policy must deal with the following: (a) the type of confidential information that should no longer be confidential after a specified period of time;

Local Government (General) Regulations 2021 33 (b) the type of confidential information that should be subject to periodic review to determine if it should no longer be confidential. (3) At the conclusion of the consideration of confidential business at a meeting, the council must decide, in accordance with its policy, whether the type of confidential information considered is the type mentioned in subregulation (2)(a) or (b).