Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A council may, by
resolution, grant leave of absence, to a member.
(2) Leave is not to be
granted to a member in respect of more than 6 consecutive ordinary
meetings of the council without the approval of the Minister.
(3) The granting of
the leave, or refusal to grant the leave and reasons for that refusal, is to
be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(4) A member who is
absent, without first obtaining leave of the council, throughout 3 consecutive
ordinary meetings of the council is disqualified from continuing his or her
membership of the council.
(5) The non-attendance
of a member at the time and place appointed for an ordinary meeting of the
council does not constitute absence from an ordinary meeting of the
council —
(a) if
no meeting of the council at which a quorum is present is actually held on
that day; or
(b) if
the non-attendance occurs while —
(i)
the member has ceased to act as a member after written
notice has been given to the member under section 2.27(3) and before
written notice has been given to the member under section 2.27(5);
(ii)
while proceedings in connection with the disqualification
of the member have been commenced and are pending; or
(iii)
while the election of the member is disputed and
proceedings relating to the disputed election have been commenced and are
pending.
[Section 2.25 amended by No. 49 of 2004
s. 19(1).]