- Published: Thursday, 01 May 2025 11:00
Policy Review - Code of Meeting Practice
Draft Code of Meeting Practice
At its meeting of 17 April 2025, Council resolved to place the Draft Code of Meeting Practice on public exhibition for a period of 28 days and submissions will be accepted for a period of 42 days from the date of first exhibition.
A copy of this Policy can be viewed by clicking on the name of the policy listed above.
This Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW (Model Meeting Code) is prescribed under section 360 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (Act) and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (Regulation).
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.
Councils must adopt a code of meeting practice that incorporates the mandatory provisions of the Model Meeting Code.
A council’s adopted code of meeting practice may also incorporate the non-mandatory provisions of the Model Meeting Code and other supplementary provisions. However, a code of meeting practice adopted by a council must not contain provisions that are inconsistent with the mandatory provisions of this Model Meeting Code.
A council and a committee of the council, of which all the members are councillors, must conduct its meetings in accordance with the code of meeting practice adopted by the council.
A hard copy of the Policy is available from Council’s customer service centres, Level 2 Max Centre Moree and the Moree Community Library.
Your feedback and comments are welcomed and can be submitted to the General Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400. Comments can also be submitted to Council by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until 5pm 11 June 2025.
Further enquiries in relation to this Policy should be directed to the Executive Office on (02) 6757 3222.