OUR CURRENT STANDING ORDERS

STANDING ORDERS – Adopted 21-07-2021Download
STANDING ORDERS (RULES OF DEBATE) APPENDIX ADownload
STANDING ORDERS (COMMITTEES) APPENDIX BDownload
STANDING ORDERS (THE PROPER OFFICER) APPENDIX CDownload

Archived Standing Orders

STANDING ORDERS – 11.12.19 Download
STANDING ORDERS – 10.04.19Download

Standing orders are the written rules of a local council. They are used to confirm a council’s internal organisational, administrative and procurement procedures and procedural matters for meetings. They are not the same as the policies of a council but they may refer to them. A local council must have standing orders for the procurement of contracts.

Meetings of full council, councillors, the Responsible Financial Officer and Proper Officer are subject to many statutory requirements. A council should have standing orders to confirm those statutory requirements. A council should have standing orders to control the number, place, quorum, notices and other procedures for committee and sub-committee meetings because these are subject to fewer statutory requirements. If it does not, committees and sub-committees may adopt their own standing orders.