How can members of the public apply to address council in a deputation?
A deputation is one or more people permitted to represent a group before council or a committee. Deputations are used to raise a particular issue or concern, or to voice a view on behalf of a particular group. If you want to make a deputation to council or a committee, regulations require you to request the council – in writing at the council’s principal office – to allow a deputation. The Chief Executive Officer will notify you of the outcome of your request as soon as reasonably possible. The presiding member of the committee or council makes the initial decision. If that member refuses the deputation, the decision must be reported to the next meeting of the committee or council, and the committee or council can decide to hear the deputation. A council is also able to refer a deputation to a committee. These rules may not apply in some circumstances, such as where council or a committee or a development panel is deciding a development application under the Development Act. These rule
