The Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW (the Model Meeting Code) is prescribed under section 360 of the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act) and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (the 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.
Comments related to the draft Policy are invited and can be submitted online by clicking the ‘Make a submission’ button below.
Submissions close 4pm, Friday 27 March 2026
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