FAQs

In addition to providing for a Council to consider and make decisions fairly, and allow for community members to participate in the decision-making process regarding matters that may impact them, the following must also be addressed by the Governance Rules:

• the conduct of Council meetings (including holding Council meetings by electronic means of communication);
• the conduct of meetings of delegated committees (including holding meetings of delegated committees by electronic means of communication);
• requesting and approval of attendance at Council meetings and meetings of delegated committees by electronic means of communication;
• the form and availability of meeting records; 
• the election of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor; 
• the appointment of an Acting Mayor; 
• an election period policy in accordance with section 69 of the Act;
• the procedures for the disclosure of a conflict of interest by a Councillor or a member of a delegated committee under section 130 of the Act;
• the procedure for the disclosure of a conflict of interest by a Councillor under section 131 of the Act; 
• the disclosure of a conflict of interest by a member of Council staff when providing information in respect of a matter within the meaning of section 126(1) of the Act; and
• any other matters prescribed by the regulations. 

Council's Governance Rules are typically reviewed once per Council Term, which spans 4 years. 

Council last reviewed its Governance Rules in full in 2022, adopting the current version on 14 September 2022. The Election Period Policy contained within the Governance Rules was reviewed and updated on 13 September 2023, one year before the October 2024 Local Council Elections.

Based on its four-year review cycle, the Governance Rules must be reviewed by Council before 14 September 2026.