Background Information

All meetings of Council and its committees must be held in accordance with the requirements of Council’s adopted Code of Meeting Practice.

Section 360 of the Local Government Act 1993 requires Council to adopt a Code of Meeting Practice which incorporates the mandatory provisions of the Model Code of Meeting Practice (as provided by the Office of Local Government) not later than 12 months after an ordinary election of Councillors.

The Model Meeting Code applies to all meetings of councils and committees of councils of which all the members are councillors (committees of council). Council committees whose members include persons other than councillors may adopt their own rules for meetings unless the council determines otherwise.

A Code of Meeting Practice also contains non-mandatory provisions which Council may amend to best suit local circumstances.

Meeting Principles

Council and committee meetings should be:

Decisions are made in a way that are open and accountable.

Decisions are made based on relevant, quality information.

Decisions respect the diverse needs and interests of the local community.

Decisions are informed by the principles prescribed under Chapter 3 of the Act.

The community has confidence that councillors and staff act ethically and make decisions in the interests of the whole community.

Councillors, staff and meeting attendees treat each other with respect.

Meetings are well organised, effectively run and skilfully chaired.

Councillors, staff and meeting attendees behave in a way that contributes to the orderly conduct of the meeting.

Exhibition Period

The Draft Code of Meeting Practice is on public exhibition for a period of 42 days. It will open from Friday 22 November and will close on Friday 3 January 2025.

Viewing the Code

The Draft Code of Meeting Practice and associated documentation may be viewed:

  1. Document Library on this page
  2. Council’s Customer Service Counter, Civic Centre, 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577, between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday
  3. Councils Libraries

    Providing Feedback

    1. Submission Form (below)
    2. Emailed to mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au with the email subject title Draft Code of Meeting Practice
    3. Hand delivered to Council's Civic Centre at 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577
    4. Posted to Wingecarribee Shire Council, PO Box 141, Moss Vale NSW 2577

    Only written submissions can be considered and these must be received by Council before 4.30pm on Friday 3 January 2025. Please note that any submissions may be included in the final report to Council.

    Privacy Information

    Your personal information contained in your submission is collected by Council for the purpose of corresponding with you about your submission. Your submission, including only your name and locale, will be contained in the Council meeting business paper and made publicly available on Council's website. If you make an anonymous submission, Council will be unable to contact you further and only a summary of the points made in your submission may be provided.

    Next Steps

    Submissions received will be reviewed and a final report will be developed for adoption by Council. For updates please follow and subscribe to this page.