Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1992 No. 79 Brisbane City Council Business and Procedure Act 1939 BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE AMENDMENT ORDER (No. 1) 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended order in council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of first paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment (No. 1) No. 79, 1992 ˙ Short title 1. This order in council may be cited as the Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992 . ˙ Amended order in council 2. The order in council made on 1 December 1939, and published in the Gazette on 2 December 1939 at pages 1883 to 1890, is amended as set out in this order in council. ˙ Amendment of first paragraph 3. First paragraph— omit, insert— ‘ HIS Excellency the Governor, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council and under the BrisbaneCityCouncilBusinessandProcedure Act 1939 makes the following order in council— ‘Short title ‘1. This order in council may be cited as the Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Order 1939 . ‘Rules of Procedure ‘2. The Schedule has effect. ’. ˙ Amendment of Schedule 4.(1) Rule 84— omit ‘ Town Hall ’, insert ‘ Council Chamber, Ante Chamber and Public Gallery for the period of the suspension ’.

3 Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment (No. 1) No. 79, 1992 (2) After rule 231— insert — ‘PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ‘Application to address Council ‘232.(1) A qualified person may make application to address the Council, at an ordinary meeting of the Council, in respect of any matter— (a) relating to the constitution, administration or condition of the City; and (b) within the jurisdiction of the Council. ‘(2) An application must— (a) be in writing in a form approved by the chairperson; and (b) be lodged with or sent to the Town Clerk. ‘(3) In this rule— “qualified person” means a person who is a resident of the City and whose period of residence is not less than 3 months. ‘Determination of application ‘233.(1) On receipt of an application under rule 232, the Town Clerk must refer it to the chairperson. ‘(2) The chairperson must approve or refuse the application. ‘(3) If the chairperson approves the application, the chairperson must determine the ordinary meeting of the Council at which the person may give the address. ‘(4) In making a determination under subrule (3) the chairperson must have regard to the following matters— (a) the day the application is received by the Town Clerk; and (b) if known, the ordinary meeting at which the applicant desires to give the address; and

4 Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment (No. 1) No. 79, 1992 (c) the following objectives— (i) not more than 6 approvals are to be given in respect of any one meeting; and (ii) to the extent practicable, the subject matter of the addresses approved in respect of any one meeting are to be different. ‘(5) Subrule (4) does not limit the matters to which the chairperson may have regard in making a determination. ‘(6) As soon as practicable after the chairperson determines an application, the Town Clerk must, in a way the Town Clerk considers appropriate, give notice to the applicant of— (a) the approval or refusal of the application; and (b) if— (i) the application is approved— (A) the day of the ordinary meeting at which the person may give the address; and (B) an explanation of the rules governing the address; or (ii) the application is refused—the reasons for the refusal. ‘Conditions of address ‘234.(1) Subject to subrule (4), a person whose application is approved may address the Council for not more than 5 minutes. ‘(2) The address is to be given— (a) immediately after the reception and consideration of the Stores Board report; or (b) if no Stores Board report is received and considered at the meeting concerned—when the report would otherwise have been received and considered. ‘(3) The person is to be heard in silence and without interruption. ‘(4) The Council may signify its consent, without debate, to extend (with or without limit of time) the time allowed for a person’s address under subrule (1).

5 Brisbane City Council Rules of Procedure Amendment (No. 1) No. 79, 1992 ‘No debate on address ‘235. At the end of an address, the Council must not debate the subject matter of the address, but the Mayor, or the relevant committee chairperson, may make remarks in reply on behalf of the Council. ‘Application of Rules—general ‘236. Subject to rule 237 and to the extent that their application is consistent with rules 234 and 235, these Rules apply to a person addressing the Council under rule 234, as if the person were a member speaking to a motion under debate. ‘Application of rules 232 to 236 ‘237. Rules 232 to 236 apply despite rules 30 and 32. ‘Suspension of rules 232 to 237 ‘238. The Council may, at any time, by resolution, suspend the operation of rules 232 to 237 indefinitely or for a fixed period. ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 April 1992. 2. Published in the Gazette on 1 May 1992. 3. Not required to be laid before the Legislative Assembly. 4. The administering agency is the Department of Housing and Local Government. The State of Queensland 1992