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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.257Frequency and place of meetings
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### sec.257 Frequency and place of meetings
A local government must meet at least once in each month.
However, the local government need not meet in a particular month if the local government considers it would be impracticable or unnecessary to do so.
the local government considers meeting in a month in which a disease outbreak or severe weather event happens in the local government’s area would be impracticable
the local government considers meeting in a month in the caretaker period for the local government would be unnecessary
All meetings of a local government are to be held—
at 1 of the local government’s public offices; or
for a particular meeting—at another place fixed by the local government, by resolution, for the meeting.
s 257 amd 2025 SL No. 161 s 26
(sec.257-ssec.1) A local government must meet at least once in each month.
(sec.257-ssec.2) However, the local government need not meet in a particular month if the local government considers it would be impracticable or unnecessary to do so. the local government considers meeting in a month in which a disease outbreak or severe weather event happens in the local government’s area would be impracticable the local government considers meeting in a month in the caretaker period for the local government would be unnecessary
(sec.257-ssec.3) All meetings of a local government are to be held— at 1 of the local government’s public offices; or for a particular meeting—at another place fixed by the local government, by resolution, for the meeting.
- • the local government considers meeting in a month in which a disease outbreak or severe weather event happens in the local government’s area would be impracticable
- • the local government considers meeting in a month in the caretaker period for the local government would be unnecessary
- (a) at 1 of the local government’s public offices; or
- (b) for a particular meeting—at another place fixed by the local government, by resolution, for the meeting.