3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Local Government Act 1993 ;

associated reports and documents means reports and documents relating to an item on the agenda of a meeting;

chairperson means the person who chairs a meeting;

closed meeting means that part of a meeting which is closed to the public under regulation 17 ;

commissioner means a person appointed as such under section 230 of the Act;

council committee meeting means a meeting of a council committee convened in accordance with regulation 6(1) ;

council meeting means an ordinary council meeting or a special council meeting;

meeting means –

(a) a council meeting; or

(b) a council committee meeting;

minutes, of a meeting, are the written minutes of a meeting prepared in accordance with regulation 39 ;

motion without notice means a motion that is not in writing and is moved under regulation 20(1) ;

motion with notice means a written motion given to the general manager under regulation 19(1) or (2) ;

ordinary council meeting means an ordinary meeting of the council convened in accordance with regulation 5(2) (a), (3) , and , other than the council's annual general meeting;