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Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025
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36 Questions by member of the public
(1) The chairperson of an ordinary council meeting must ensure that, if required, at least 15 minutes of that meeting is made available for questions by members of the public.
(2) A question asked by a member of the public under regulation 37 or 38 , and the answer given to that question, is not to be debated at the ordinary council meeting.
(3) A council is to determine any other procedures to be followed in respect of public question time at an ordinary council meeting.