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HCC Standing Orders 3 August 2004 Issue No. 2 42
permission of the Chairperson.
Types of points of order 31.4
The following are recognised as substance for points of order:
(a) Where disorder is drawn to the attention of the Chairperson; or
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Use of disrespectful, offensive or malicious language; or
Maligning of a member, officer or member of the public; or
Discussion of a question not before the local authority; or
Misrepresentation of any statement made by a member or by an
officer or employee of the local authority; or
The breach of any standing order; or
Request that words objected to be recorded in the minutes.
Contradiction not point of
order
Decision of Chairperson
final
31.5
Rising to express a difference of opinion or to contradict a statement of a
previous speaker does not constitute a point of order.
31.6
The Chairperson may decide on any point of order immediately after it
has been raised by any member, or may first hear further argument before
deciding. The ruling of the Chairperson upon any point of order is not
open to any discussion and shall be final.
32. VOTING
Decisions to be decided
by majority votes
32.1
(1) The acts of a local authority must be done, and the questions before the
local authority must be decided, at a meeting by-
(a) vote; and
(b) the majority of members that are present and voting
[Note: The contextual meaning of “member” applies in relation to voting,
e.g., in the case of a committee, it should be a member of that committee.]
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the mayor or chairperson or other person
presiding at the meeting-
(a)
(b)
has a deliberative vote; and
in the case of an equality of votes, does not have a casting vote (and
therefore the act or question is defeated and the status quo is
preserved).
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply unless-
(a)
(b)
this Act provides otherwise; or
the standing orders of the local authority expressly provide
otherwise.
[clause 24, schedule 7, LGA 2002]