5230GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3 November 2022

5230 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3 November 2022 10.5 Unopposed business (1) Immediately after a substantive motion has been moved and seconded, the presiding member may ask the meeting— (a) if any member opposes it; or (b) if any member wishes the mover to speak to the motion before deciding whether to oppose it. (2) If any member wishes the mover to speak to the motion, the presiding member may— (a) call on the mover to speak to the motion; and (b) after the mover has spoken to the motion, again ask the meeting if any member opposes it. (3) If no member opposes the motion, the presiding member may declare it carried without debate and without taking a vote. (4) A motion declared carried under this clause is to be recorded in the minutes as a “carried without dissent” decision of the Council. (5) If a member opposes a motion, the motion is to be dealt with under this Part. (6) This clause does not apply to a motion to revoke or change a decision which has been made at a Council meeting. 10.6 Only one substantive motion at a time When a substantive motion is under debate at a meeting of the Council, no further substantive motion is to be accepted. The Council is not to consider more than one substantive motion at any time. 10.7 Order of call in debate The presiding member is to call speakers to a substantive motion in the following order— (a) the mover to state the motion; (b) a seconder to the motion; (c) the mover to speak to the motion; (d) the seconder to speak to the motion; (e) a speaker against the motion; (f) a speaker for the motion; (g) other speakers against and for the motion, alternating where possible; and (h) mover takes right of reply which closes debate. 10.8 Limit of debate The presiding member may offer the right of reply and put a substantive motion to the vote if he or she believes that sufficient discussion has taken place even though all members may not have spoken. 10.9 Member may require question to be read A member may require the question or matter under discussion to be read at any time during a debate, but not so as to interrupt any other member who is speaking. 10.10 Consent of seconder required for alteration The mover of a substantive motion may not alter the wording of the motion without the consent of the seconder. 10.11 Order of amendments Any number of amendments may be proposed to a substantive motion, but when an amendment is moved to a substantive motion, no second or subsequent amendment is to be moved or considered until the first amendment has been withdrawn, carried or lost. 10.12 Form of an amendment An amendment must add, delete, or substitute words to the substantive motion. 10.13 Amendment must not negate original motion An amendment to a substantive motion cannot negate the original motion or the intent of the original motion. 10.14 Relevance of amendments Each amendment is to be relevant to the motion in respect of which it is moved. 10.15 Mover of motion may speak on amendment Any member may speak during debate on an amendment in reference to the order set out in clause 10.7. 10.16 Effect of an amendment If an amendment to a substantive motion is carried, the motion as amended then becomes the substantive motion, on which any member may speak and any further amendment may be moved. 10.17 Withdrawal of motion or amendment (1) Subject to subclause (2), the Council may, without debate, grant leave to withdraw a motion or amendment on the request of the mover of the motion or amendment and with the approval of the seconder.