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Many councils recognise that petitions are an avenue which the community can use to express their views on a range of issues. However, there are no statutory basis under either the Local Government Act 1993 or the Local Government Regulation 2005 which obliges Council to receive or even consider petitions.
The recent release of the Model Code of Meeting Practice and the requirement to have a new Code of Meeting Practice which complies with this Model Code by 14 June 2019, provides Council with the opportunity to clarify how it will handle the lodging and receipt of petitions in the future.
As there is no recognition of petitions within NSW’s local government framework, it is important that Council sets out a policy framework on dealing with petitions. This will ensure that members of the public understand the required parameters which must be met if they want to lodge a petition and also clearly sets out how Council will handle the processing of such. Accordingly a draft Petition Policy has been developed setting out this information.
Many councils recognise that petitions are an avenue which the community can use to express their views on a range of issues. However, there are no statutory basis under either the Local Government Act 1993 or the Local Government Regulation 2005 which obliges Council to receive or even consider petitions.
The recent release of the Model Code of Meeting Practice and the requirement to have a new Code of Meeting Practice which complies with this Model Code by 14 June 2019, provides Council with the opportunity to clarify how it will handle the lodging and receipt of petitions in the future.
As there is no recognition of petitions within NSW’s local government framework, it is important that Council sets out a policy framework on dealing with petitions. This will ensure that members of the public understand the required parameters which must be met if they want to lodge a petition and also clearly sets out how Council will handle the processing of such. Accordingly a draft Petition Policy has been developed setting out this information.
