3938GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019

3938 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019 PART 11—PROCEDURAL MOTIONS 11.1 Permissible procedural motions In addition to the right to move an amendment to a substantive motion (under Part 10), a Member may move the following procedural motions— (a) that the meeting proceed to the next item of business; (b) that the debate be adjourned; (c) that the meeting now adjourn; (d) that the question be now put; (e) that the Member be no longer heard; (f) that the ruling of the Presiding Member be disagreed with; (g) that the meeting be closed to the public; or (h) that the motion be deferred. 11.2 No debate (1) The mover of a motion specified in subclauses (a), (b), (c), (f) or (g) of clause 11.1 may speak to the motion for not more than five minutes, the seconder is not to speak other than to formally second the motion, and there is to be no debate on the motion. (2) The mover of a motion specified in subclause (d) or (e) of clause 11.1 may not speak to the motion, the seconder is not to speak other than to formally second the motion, and there is to be no debate on the motion. 11.3 Who may move No person who has moved, seconded, or spoken for or against the substantive motion, or any amendment to the substantive motion, may move any procedural motion which, if carried, would close the debate on the substantive motion or amendment. 11.4 Procedural motions—right of reply on substantive motion The carrying of a procedural motion which closes debate on the substantive motion or amendment and forces a decision on the substantive motion or amendment does not deny the right of reply to the mover of the substantive motion. 11.5 Meeting to proceed to the next business The motion “that the meeting proceed to the next item of business”, if carried, has the effect that— (a) the debate on the substantive motion or amendment ceases immediately; (b) no decision is made on the substantive motion; (c) the Council moves to the next item of business; and (d) there is no requirement for the matter to be raised again for consideration. 11.6 Debate to be adjourned A motion “that the debate be adjourned”— (a) is to state the time to which the debate is to be adjourned; and (b) if carried, has the effect that all debate on the substantive motion or amendment ceases immediately, but continues at the time stated in the motion. 11.7 Meeting now adjourn (1) A Member is not to move or second more than one motion of adjournment during the same sitting of the Council. (2) Before putting the motion for the adjournment of the Council, the Presiding Member may seek leave of the Council to deal first with matters that may be the subject of an adoption by exception resolution. (3) A motion “that the meeting now adjourn”— (a) is to state the time and date to which the meeting is to be adjourned; and (b) if carried, has the effect that the meeting is adjourned to the time and date specified in the motion. (4) A meeting adjourned under subclause (3) is to continue from the point at which it was adjourned, unless the Presiding Member or the Council determines otherwise. 11.8 Question to be put (1) If the motion “that the question be now put”, is carried during debate on a substantive motion without amendment, the Presiding Member is to offer the right of reply and then put the motion to the vote without further debate. (2) If the motion “that the question be now put” is carried during discussion of an amendment, the Presiding Member is to put the amendment to the vote without further debate. (3) This motion, if lost, causes debate to continue. 11.9 Member to be no longer heard If the motion “that the member be no longer heard”, is carried, the speaker against whom the motion has been moved cannot speak further on the current substantive motion, or any amendment relating to it, except to exercise the right of reply if he or she is the mover of the substantive motion.