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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1072 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 October 2022 by Hon Dr Brian Walker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 1996 — ELECTRONIC MEETINGS

1072. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government:

I refer the minister to the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022, which received assent on 21 October 2022.

(1) Upon gazettal, will current access to the provisions contained in clause 14C of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, which allow greater flexibility to hold meetings electronically during a state of emergency, cease to be immediately available to local governments?

(2) If no to (1), for how long will these provisions remain available?

(3) Given that we are still working through COVID and new strains are being reported around the globe, does the minister propose to introduce any other mechanism, outside of a state of emergency, to update the electronic meeting provisions in the act?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) The government is working to transition the current provisions of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 related to electronic meetings to exist under the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022. As part of the McGowan government's local government reforms, permanent amendments for electronic meetings are being progressed, as well as new requirements for the live-streaming and recording of council meetings.