South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 84

84—Public notice of council meetings

        (1)         The chief executive officer must give notice to the public of the times and places of meetings of the council.

        (1a)         The chief executive officer must publicly display the notice required under subsection (1) at the principal office of the council and publish the notice and agenda for the meeting in accordance with section 132(1)(a).

        (2)         The notice required under subsection (1) must be given—

            (a)         in the case of an ordinary meeting—at least three clear days before the date of the meeting; or

            (b)         in the case of a special meeting—as soon as practicable after the time that notice of the meeting is given to members of the council.

        (2a)         Without derogating from subsection (1a), the chief executive officer may also give notice to the public of the time and place of a meeting of the council in such other manner as the chief executive officer considers appropriate after taking into account—

            (a)         the characteristics of the council's community and area; and

            (b)         the best ways to bring notice of a meeting of the council to the public's attention; and

            (c)         such other matters as the chief executive officer thinks fit.

        (3)         The notice required under subsection (1) must be kept on public display and continue to be published in accordance with section 132(1)(a) until the completion of the relevant meeting.

        (5)         The chief executive officer must also ensure that a reasonable number of copies of any document or report supplied to members of the council for consideration at a meeting of the council are available for inspection by members of the public—

            (a)         in the case of a document or report supplied to members of the council before the meeting—on a website determined by the chief executive officer as soon as practicable after the time when the document or report is supplied to members of the council; or

            (b)         in the case of a document or report supplied to members of the council at the meeting—at the meeting as soon as practicable after the time when the document or report is supplied to members of the council.

        (6)         However, subsection (5) does not apply to a document or report—

            (a)         that is subject to the operation of section 83(5); or

            (b)         that relates to a matter dealt with by the council on a confidential basis under Part 3.