Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT - SECT 59

(1) Meetings of a council are convened by the CEO.

(2) The CEO must convene a special meeting of the council at a specified time and place to deal with specified business if:

(a) the principal member or 3 or more other members request the CEO in writing to convene the meeting; or

(b) the council resolves that the special meeting should be convened.

(3) If the CEO fails to convene a meeting required under this Act, a meeting may be convened by any member of the council.

(4) A notice convening a council meeting:

(a) must be in writing; and

(b) must state the date, time, place and agenda for the meeting; and

(c) must be given to the members:

(i) in the case of an ordinary meeting - at least 3 business days before the date of the meeting; and

(ii) in the case of a special meeting - at least 4 hours before the time appointed for the meeting; and

(d) must be accessible on the council's website a reasonable time before the time appointed for the meeting; and

(e) must be posted on a notice board at the council's public office.

(5) The notice may be given to a member personally, by post, by email, by fax or in any other way pre-arranged by the CEO with the member.