South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 88

88—Public notice of committee meetings

        (1)         The chief executive officer must ensure that notice is given to the public of the times and places of meetings of a council committee.

        (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 as soon as practicable after the time that notice of the meeting is given to members of the committee.

        (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 a council committee in such other manner as the chief executive officer considers appropriate after taking into account—

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

            (b)         the best ways to bring notice of a meeting of the committee 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 a council committee for consideration at a meeting of the committee are available for inspection by members of the public 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 committee.

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

            (a)         that is subject to the operation of section 87(10); or

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

        (7)         The regulations may modify the application of this section for council committees that are not performing regulatory activities of councils.