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❓ Mr. Marmion asks the Minister about a legal question raised during a SAT case regarding the City of Subiaco's exclusion of the public from a council meeting discussion. The Minister's response indicates awareness of the City's correction of the relevant section of the Local Government Act in their meeting minutes.

AnsweredQoN 6061Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 March 2020

Member

Mr W.R. Marmion

Portfolio

Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts

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I refer to a recent case heard by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT), Julie Matheson and Local Government Standards Panel ([2020] WASAT 26). In response to a question of legality put by then Councillor Julie Matheson (regarding incorrect reliance on a section of the Local Government Act to exclude the public from discussion of an agenda item) the SAT Member hearing the appeal said, "This is a question that deserves an answer albeit not the subject of this proceeding", and I ask: (a) Have you sought an answer to this issue following the conclusion of the appeal: (i) If not, why not?

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Answered

15 April 2020

Responded by

Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts

Response time

5 days

The Department is aware that the City of Subiaco has made an annotation to the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting of 28 August 2018 to reflect the correct section of the Local Government Act 1995.

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