Under Section 92 of the Local Government Act 1999, before the Council’s adopt, alters or substitutes the Code, the Council must provide the draft Code for public consultation and comment.

This Code applies to all ordinary and special meetings of Council and Council Committees at the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters and the associated agenda, minutes and attachments that relate to those meetings.

This Code is not applicable to the Council Assessment Panel, which is governed by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 and associated Regulations.

The new Code has been prepared following the staged commencement of substantial legislative changes made to the Local Government Act 1999 since 2021.

Specifically, the new Code summarises the Council’s approach to the use of the confidentiality provisions of Section 90(3) of the Local Government Act 1999 (the Act), the review of Confidentiality Orders made under Section 91(7) of the Act and the release of Confidential Meeting documents.

The Code also includes information on the legislative reporting that the Council is required to provide on the use of Section 90(2) and 91(7) of the Act as part of the Council’s Annual Report.