Consultation on reforms to council meeting practices
In December 2024, the Office of Local Government (OLG) invited feedback from the local government sector and others on proposed amendments to the Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW (Model Meeting Code).
The proposed amendments to the Model Code of Meeting Practice are part of the NSW Government’s Councillor Conduct Framework Reforms and help ensure that councillors are visibly in control of their councils, demonstrating to the community that decision making is genuinely local.
Consultation has now closed, with a total of 181 submissions received through the consultation period providing feedback on the proposed reforms. To maintain privacy and confidentiality, each submission required a thorough review and redactions, which contributed to the delay in publication of submissions.
The consultation draft of the Model Meeting Code is provided below:
Submissions on the consultation draft can now be accessed by clicking on the corresponding ‘Submission link’ in the table below. Submissions numbered from 126 to 180 were received via the Office of Local Government’s website online form.
If a link has not been provided in the table, the author has requested that their submission remains confidential. Personal information and any potentially defamatory content have been redacted from the published submissions.
Table of Submissions
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Submissions 1-25
Sub # Organisation Author(s) Submission link 001 Personal Isaac Gregory 001 – I Gregory – Submission – PDF – 97 KB 002 Bogan Shire Council Clr Glen Neill (Mayor) 002 – Bogan – Submission – PDF – 769 KB 003 Uralla Shire Council Toni Averay (GM) 003 – Uralla – Submission – PDF – 396 KB 004 Personal Clr Alexandra Wyatt 004 – Clr Wyatt – Submission – PDF – 490 KB 005 Personal Dr Roslyn Irwin 005 – Irwin – Submission – PDF – 507 KB 006 Mosman Municipal Council Dominic Johnson (GM) 006 – Mosman – Submission – PDF – 299 KB 007 Personal Ivan Jeray 007 – Jeray – Submission – PDF – 105 KB 008 Personal Clr Ian Tucker 008 – Clr Tucker – Submission – PDF – 88 KB 009 Nambucca Valley Council Kristian Enevoldson 009 – Nambucca Valley– Submission – PDF – 325 KB 010 Personal Clr Reuben Rose 010 – Clr Rose – Submission – PDF – 242 KB 011 Cabonne Council Clr Kevin Beatty (Mayor) 011 – Cabonne – Submission – PDF – 90 KB 012 Kempsey Shire Residents Association Dick Pearson (Secretary) 012 – KSRA – Submission – PDF – 1067 KB 013 Local Government NSW Adam Dansie 013 – LGNSW – Submission – PDF – 4295 KB 014 Strathfield Independents S McDonald (Secretary) 014 – Strathfield Independents – Submission – PDF – 285 KB 015 Ku-ring-gai Council Christopher M Jones 015 – Ku-ring-gai – Submission – PDF – 285 KB 016 Confidential Confidential N/A 017 Mid-Coast Council Adrian Panuccio (GM) 017 – Mid-Coast – Submission – PDF – 172 KB 018 Richmond Valley Council Vaughan Macdonald (GM) 018 – Richmond Valley – Submission – PDF – 280 KB 019 Hawkesbury City Council Elizabeth Richardson (GM) 019 – Hawkesbury – Submission – PDF – 1271 KB 020 Outback Astronomy Linda and Travis Nadge 020 – Outback Astronomy – Submission – PDF – 215 KB 021 Hornsby Shire Council Steven Head (GM) Clr Warren Waddell (Mayor)
021 – Hornsby – Submission – PDF – 1665 KB 022 Bland Shire Council Grant Baker (GM) 022 – Bland – Submission – PDF – 1143 KB 023 Gunnedah Shire Council Kelly Stidworthy 023 – Gunnedah – Submission – PDF – 257 KB 024 Coolamon Shire Council Tony Donoghue (GM) 024 – Coolamon – Submission – PDF – 1384 KB 025 Temora Shire Council Melissa Boxall (GM) 025 – Temora – Submission – PDF – 1962 KB -
Submissions 26-50
026 Waverley Council Richard Coelho 026 – Waverley – Submission – PDF – 4388 KB 027 Bellingen Shire Council Mark Griffioen (GM) 027 – Bellingen – Submission – PDF – 197 KB 028 Wingecarribee Shire Council Lisa Miscamble (GM) 028 – Wingecarribee – Submission – PDF – 324 KB 029 Central NSW Joint Organisation Jenny Bennett (EO) 029 – CNSWJO – Submission – PDF – 869 KB 030 Personal Clr John Walker 030 – Clr Walker – Submission – PDF – 155 KB 031 Armidale Regional Council James Roncon (GM) 031 – Armidale – Submission – PDF – 214 KB 032 Berrigan Shire Council Matt Hansen 032 – Berrigan – Submission – PDF – 205 KB 033 Narrabri Shire Council Eloise Chaplain (Interim GM) 033 – Narrabri – Submission – PDF – 334 KB 034 Rous County Council Phillip Rudd (GM) 034 – Rous CC – Submission – PDF – 258 KB 035 Dungog Shire Council Gareth Curtis (GM) 035 – Dungog – Submission – PDF – 2123 KB 036 Personal Peter Epov 036 – Epov – Submission – PDF – 824 KB 037 Cowra Shire Council Paul Devery (GM) 037 – Cowra – Submission – PDF – 727 KB 038 Camden Council Andrew Carfield (GM) 038 – Camden – Submission – PDF – 875 KB 039 Personal Dianne McNab 039 – McNab – Submission – PDF – 107 KB 040 Tweed Shire Council Troy Green (GM) 040 – Tweed – Submission – PDF – 1762 KB 041 Wollongong City Council Michelle Martin 041 – Wollongong – Submission – PDF – 362 KB 042 Albury City Council Clr Kevin Mack (Mayor) Frank Zaknich (GM)
042 – Albury – Submission – PDF – 636 KB 043 The Hills Shire Council Michael Spence 043 – Hills Shire – Submission – PDF – 4833 KB 044 Sutherland Shire Council Lani Richardson 044 – Sutherland – Submission – PDF – 2146 KB 045 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Dr Meg Montgomery (ED) 045 – NSROC – Submission – PDF – 166 KB 046 Narromine Shire Council Jane Redden (GM) 046 – Narromine – Submission – PDF – 150 KB 047 Hay Shire Council David Webb (GM) 047 – Hay – Submission – PDF – 513 KB 048 Personal Clr Peter Johnstone 048 – Clr Johnstone – Submission – PDF – 90 KB 049 Wagga Wagga City Council Clr Dallas Tout (Mayor) Peter Thompson (GM)
049 – Wagga Wagga – Submission – PDF – 959 KB 050 Inner West Council Patricia Clive 050 – Inner West – Submission – PDF – 1008 KB -
Submissions 51-75
051 Wollondilly Shire Council Ben Taylor (GM) 051 – Wollondilly – Submission – PDF – 1435 KB 052 Armidale Regional Ratepayers Association Elizabeth O’Hara 052 – ARRA – Submission – PDF – 271 KB 053 Lake Macquarie City Council Morven Cameron (GM) 053 – Lake Macquarie – Submission – PDF – 490 KB 054 Snowy Valleys Council Jessica Quilty (A/GM) 054 – Snowy Valleys – Submission – PDF – 346 KB 055 Northern Beaches Council Clr Sue Heins (Mayor) 055 – Northern Beaches – Submission – PDF – 224 KB 056 Lane Cove Council Steve Kludass 056 – Lane Cove – Submission – PDF – 713 KB 057 Upper Hunter Shire Council Ian Roberts 057 – Upper Hunter – Submission – PDF – 543 KB 058 Clarence Valley Council Laura Black (GM) 058 – Clarence Valley – Submission – PDF – 562 KB 059 Blue Mountains City Council Rosemary Dillon (GM) Clr Mark Greenhill (Mayor)
059 – Blue Mountains – Submission – PDF – 604 KB 060 Narrandera Shire Council George Cowan (GM) 060 – Narrandera – Submission – PDF – 190 KB 061 Georges River Council David Tuxford (GM) 061 – Georges River – Submission – PDF – 6100 KB 062 Randwick City Council Julie Hartshorn 062 – Randwick – Submission – PDF – 85 KB 063 Dubbo Regional Council Murray Wood (GM) 063 – Dubbo – Submission – PDF – 1245 KB 064 Independent Commission Against Corruption The Hon. John Hatzistergos AM (Chief Commissioner) 064 – ICAC – Submission – PDF – 497 KB 065 Council of the City of Sydney Monica Barone (GM) 065 – Sydney – Submission – PDF – 254 KB 066 Country Mayors Association of NSW Gary Fry (Secretariat) 066 – CMA NSW – Submission – PDF – 532 KB 067 Cessnock City Council Peter Chrystal (A/GM) 067 – Cessnock – Submission – PDF – 1057 KB 068 Weddin Shire Council Clr Paul Best (Mayor) 068 – Weddin – Submission – PDF – 2267 KB 069 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Michael Ferguson 069 – Port Macquarie-Hastings – Submission – PDF – 213 KB 070 Woollahra Municipal Council Craig Swift-McNair (GM) 070 – Woollahra – Submission – PDF – 551 KB 071 North Sydney Council Luke Harvey 071 – North Sydney – Submission – PDF – 238 KB 072 Personal Leigh Chiplin 072 – Chiplin – Submission – PDF – 156 KB 073 Blacktown City Council Wayne Rogers (A/GM) 073 – Blacktown – Submission – PDF – 1547 KB 074 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Caitlin Flint 074 – Queanbeyan-Palerang – Submission – PDF – 372 KB 075 Personal Clr Gillian Boyd 075 – Clr Boyd – Submission – PDF – 66 KB -
Submissions 75-100
076 Property Council of Australia Katie Stevenson (NSW ED) 076 – Property Council – Submission – PDF – 120 KB 077 Blayney Shire Council Clr Bruce Reynolds (Mayor) 077 – Blayney – Submission – PDF – 249 KB 078 Riverina Water County Council Andrew Crakanthorp (GM) 078 – Riverina Water – Submission – PDF – 67 KB 079 Bathurst Regional Council David Shirley (GM) 079 – Bathurst – Submission – PDF – 944 KB 080 Northern Rivers Joint Organisation Phillip Rudd (EO) 080 – NRJO – Submission – PDF – 850 KB 081 Personal Clr Leanne Mulham 081 – Clr Mulham – Submission – PDF – 27286 KB 082 Information and Privacy Commission Chris Clayton (A/Information Commissioner) Sonia Minutillo (A/Privacy Commissioner)
082 – IPC – Submission – PDF – 895 KB 083 Personal Faye Wiffen 083 – Wiffen – Submission – PDF – 101 KB 084 Strathfield Council Kristy Watts 084 – Strathfield – Submission – PDF – 740 KB 085 Mid-Western Regional Council Clr Des Kennedy (Mayor) 085 – Mid-Western – Submission – PDF – 412 KB 086 Newcastle City Council Jeremy Bath (GM) 086 – Newcastle – Submission – PDF – 1198 KB 087 Port Stephens Council Tim Crosdale (GM) 087 – Port Stephens – Submission – PDF – 610 KB 088 Maitland City Council Jeff Smith (GM) 088 – Maitland – Submission – PDF – 622 KB 089 Willoughby City Council Hugh Phemister (GM) 089 – Willoughby – Submission – PDF – 1650 KB 090 Snowy Monaro Regional Council Stephen Dunshea (GM) 090 – Snowy Monaro – Submission – PDF – 249 KB 091 Lithgow City Council Ross Gurney (GM) 091 – Lithgow – Submission – PDF – 174 KB 092 Personal Mike Lockie 092 – Lockie – Submission – PDF – 54 KB 093 Inverell Shire Council Brett McInnes (GM) 093 – Inverell – Submission – PDF – 352 KB 094 Byron Shire Council Mark Arnold (GM) 094 – Byron – Submission – PDF – 394 KB 095 Ballina Shire Council Paul Hickey (GM) 095 – Ballina – Submission – PDF – 194 KB 096 Shoalhaven City Council Brooke Aldous 096 – Shoalhaven – Submission – PDF – 154 KB 097 Penrith City Council Avanthi Fernando 097 – Penrith – Submission – PDF – 3863 KB 098 Personal Susan Gregory 098 – S Gregory – Submission – PDF – 90 KB 099 Hilltops Council Anthony O’Reilly (GM) 099 – Hilltops – Submission – PDF – 2138 KB 100 Balranald Shire Council Peter Bascomb (Interim GM) 100 – Balranald – Submission – PDF – 1623 KB -
Submissions 101-125
101 Muswellbrook Shire Council Derek Finnigan (GM) 101 – Muswellbrook – Submission – PDF – 167 KB 102 Yass Valley Council Tanya Whitmarsh 102 – Yass – Submission – PDF – 189 KB 103 The Development and Environmental Professionals’ Association Ian Robertson (Secretary) 103 – DEPA – Submission – PDF – 149 KB 104 Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils Megan Mulrooney (CEO) 104 – REROC – Submission – PDF – 244 KB 105 Edward River Council Jack Bond (GM) 105 – Edward River – Submission – PDF – 814 KB 106 Personal Margo McGlinn 106 – McGlinn – Submission – PDF – 302 KB 107 Personal Nawal Maharaj 107 – Maharaj – Submission – PDF – 483 KB 108 Cumberland City Council Peter Fitzgerald (GM) 108 – Cumberland – Submission – PDF – 344 KB 109 Personal Clr Claire Pontin 109 – Clr Pontin – Submission – PDF – 235 KB 110 Personal Clr Kellie Darley 110 – Clr Darley – Submission – PDF – 1127 KB 111 Liverpool City Council M’Leigh Brunetta 111 – Liverpool – Submission – PDF – 204 KB 112 New England Greens Elizabeth O’Hara (Convenor) 112 – New England Greens – Submission – PDF – 498 KB 113 Personal Iliada Bolton 113 – Bolton – Submission – PDF – 3615 KB 114 ALP’s Eurobodalla Local Government Committee Jim Bright (Secretary) 114 – ALP’s Eurobodalla LG Committee – Submission – PDF – 90 KB 115 The Hunters Hill Trust N/A 115 – Hunters Hill Trust – Submission – PDF – 425 KB 116 Snowy Monaro Regional Council Luke O’Sullivan 116 – Snowy Monaro – Submission – PDF – 350 KB 117 Local Government Professionals Australia, NSW Vicki Mayo (CEO) 117 – LG Professionals – Submission – PDF – 734 KB 118 Kempsey Shire Council Daniel Thoroughgood 118 – Kempsey – Submission – PDF – 406 KB 119 Greens NSW Dr Amanda Cohn MLC 119 – Greens NSW – Submission – PDF – 101 KB 120 Bayside Council Meredith Wallace (GM) 120 – Bayside – Submission – PDF – 604 KB 121 United Services Union Daniel Papps (A/General Secretary) 121 – USU – Submission – PDF – 245 KB 122 Personal Clr David Porter 122 – Clr Porter – Submission – PDF – 190 KB 123 Community Housing Industry Association NSW Michael Carnuccio 123 – CHIA NSW – Submission – PDF – 411 KB 124 Central Coast Council Clr Lawrie McKinna (Mayor) 124 – Central Coast – Submission – PDF – 122 KB 125 Personal Jan Barham 125 – Barham – Submission – PDF – 206 KB -
Submissions 126-150
126 Confidential Confidential N/A 127 Confidential Confidential N/A 128 Confidential Confidential N/A 129 Personal Deb Cansdell 129 – Cansdell – Submission – PDF – 211 KB 130 Personal Clr Dr Mila Kasby 130 – Clr Dr Kasby – Submission – PDF – 206 KB 131 Confidential Confidential N/A 132 Confidential Confidential N/A 133 Confidential Confidential N/A 134 Personal Stephen Lesslie 134 – Leslie – Submission – PDF – 208 KB 135 Personal Darryl Hancock 135 – Hancock – Submission – PDF – 336 KB 136 Cobar Shire Council Kylie Smith 136 – Cobar – Submission – PDF – 300 KB 137 Lockhart Shire Council Gavin Rhodes (GM) 137 – Lockhart – Submission – PDF – 77 KB 138 Confidential Confidential N/A 139 Personal Clr Arthur Bain 139 – Clr Bain – Submission – PDF – 249 KB 140 Confidential Confidential N/A 141 Reconciliation Taree Sarah Groom 141 – Reconciliation Taree – Submission – PDF – 292 KB 142 Confidential Confidential N/A 143 Confidential Confidential N/A 144 Personal Clr Keara Conroy 144 – Clr Conroy – Submission – PDF – 127 KB 145 Confidential Confidential N/A 146 Confidential Confidential N/A 147 Personal Mitchell Clifton 147 – Clifton – Submission – PDF – 81 KB 148 Confidential Confidential N/A 149 Personal Shant Ohannessian 149 – Ohannessian – Submission – PDF – 92 KB 150 Personal Clr Matt Sharpham 150 – Clr Sharpham – Submission – PDF – 138 KB -
Submissions 151-175
151 Personal Clr Jason Shepherd 151 – Clr Shepherd – Submission – PDF – 167 KB 152 Personal Clr Doug Eaton (Deputy Mayor) 152 – Clr Eaton – Submission – PDF – 129 KB 153 Personal Brett Stonestreet 153 – Stonestreet – Submission – PDF – 118 KB 154 Confidential Confidential N/A 155 Confidential Confidential N/A 156 Confidential Confidential N/A 157 Personal Catherine Merchant 157 – Merchant – Submission – PDF – 220 KB 158 Confidential Confidential N/A 159 Personal Clr Leah Anderson (Mayor) 159 – Clr Anderson – Submission – PDF – 141 KB 160 Personal Clr Big Rob 160 – Clr Rob – Submission – PDF – 248 KB 161 Personal Clr Danielle Mulholland (Mayor) 161 – Clr Mulholland – Submission – PDF – 197 KB 162 Confidential Confidential N/A 163 Personal Jane I’Ons 163 – I’Ons – Submission – PDF – 169 KB 164 Confidential Confidential N/A 165 Confidential Confidential N/A 166 Confidential Confidential N/A 167 Personal Jodie Hillyard 167 – Hillyard – Submission – PDF – 116 KB 168 Confidential Confidential N/A 169 Confidential Confidential N/A 170 Confidential Confidential N/A 171 Confidential Confidential N/A 172 Personal Matthew Mooney 172 – Mooney – Submission – PDF – 118 KB 173 Confidential Confidential N/A 174 Personal Clr Jeremy Miller (Deputy Mayor) 174 – Clr Miller – Submission – PDF – 155 KB 175 Confidential Confidential N/A -
Submissions 175-181
175 Confidential Confidential N/A 176 Confidential Confidential N/A 177 Confidential Confidential N/A 178 Personal Peter Langford 178 – Langford – Submission – PDF – 121 KB 179 Confidential Confidential N/A 180 Personal Kath Elliott 180 – Elliott – Submission – PDF – 172 KB 181 Personal Allan Brown 181 – Brown – Submission – PDF – 67 KB