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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MEETING PROCEDURES) REGULATIONS 2015 (S.R. 2015, NO. 38) - REG 29

Questions without notice
(1)  A councillor at a meeting may ask a question without notice –
(a) of the chairperson; or
(b) through the chairperson, of –
(i) another councillor; or
(ii) the general manager.
(2)  In putting a question without notice at a meeting, a councillor must not –
(a) offer an argument or opinion; or
(b) draw any inferences or make any imputations –
except so far as may be necessary to explain the question.
(3)  The chairperson of a meeting must not permit any debate of a question without notice or its answer.
(4)  The chairperson, councillor or general manager who is asked a question without notice at a meeting may decline to answer the question.
(5)  The chairperson of a meeting may refuse to accept a question without notice if it does not relate to the activities of the council.
(6)  Questions without notice, and any answers to those questions, are not required to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(7)  The chairperson of a meeting may require a councillor to put a question without notice in writing.



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