Ordinary Council Meeting 18 June 2025 - Meeting minutes

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Ordinary Council Meeting minutes for 18 June 2025 by the Shire of Northam, including meeting disclaimers on confidentiality, liability, and reliance on council statements. The document sets expectations about planning or licence discussions, advises applicants to rely only on written confirmation, and notes copyright restrictions for agenda materials. It provides a structured contents outline covering opening procedures, acknowledgement of country, recording, attendance, disclosures of interests, public questions, petitions, presentations, deputations, leave of absence, and confirmation of prior minutes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages325

Reading Time1 h 54 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Declaration of Opening

Opening Procedures

Attendance

Disclosure of Interests

Announcements by the Presiding Member Without Discussion

Public Questions

Response to Previous Public Questions Taken on Notice

Receiving of Petitions, Presentations and Deputations

Applications for Leave of Absence

Confirmation of Minutes

Items Brought Forward for the Convenience of Those in the Public Gallery

Reports of Committee Meetings

Officer Reports

Shire of Northam Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting 18 June 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes 18 June 2025 DISCLAIMER In certain circumstances members of the public are not entitled to inspect material, which in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer is confidential, and relates to a meeting or a part of a meeting that is likely to be closed to members of the public. No responsibility whatsoever is implied or accepted by the Shire of Northam for any act, omission, statement or intimation occurring during Council or Committee meetings. The Shire of Northam disclaims any liability for any loss whatsoever and howsoever caused arising out of reliance by any person or legal entity on any such act, omission or statement of intimation occurring during Council or Committee meetings. Any person or legal entity who acts or fails to act in reliance upon any statement, act or omission made in a Council or Committee meeting does so at that person’s or legal entity’s own risk. In particular and without derogating in any way from the broad disclaimer above, in any discussion regarding any planning application or application for a licence, any statement or intimation of approval made by any member or Officer of the Shire of Northam during the course of any meeting is not intended to be and is not taken as notice of approval from the Shire of Northam. The Shire of Northam advises that anyone who has any application lodged with the Shire of Northam must obtain and should only rely on WRITTEN CONFIRMATION of the outcome of the application and any conditions attaching to the decision made by the Shire of Northam in respect of the application. The Shire of Northam advises that any plans or documents contained within this agenda may be subject to copyright law provisions (Copyright Act 1968, as amended) and that the express permission of the copyright owner(s) should besought prior to their reproduction. It should be noted that copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against any persons who infringe their copyright. Areproduction of material that is protected by copyright may represent a copyright infringement. Page | 2 of 325 Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes 18 June 2025 Contents 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING................................................................................5 2 OPENING PROCEDURES .......................................................................................5 2.1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ..........................................................5 2.2 RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS ........................................................5 3 ATTENDANCE.........................................................................................................5 3.1 ATTENDEES .....................................................................................................5 3.2 APOLOGIES ...................................................................................................5 3.3 APPROVED LEAVE OF ABSENCE..................................................................6 3.4 ABSENT ...........................................................................................................6 4 DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS....................................................................................7 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDING MEMBER WITHOUT DISCUSSION ..........9 6 PUBLIC QUESTIONS.............................................................................................. 11 7 RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS PUBLIC QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE...................11 8 RECEIVING OF PETITIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND DEPUTATIONS......................11 8.1 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................... 11 8.2 PRESENTATIONS........................................................................................... 11 8.3 DEPUTATIONS ......................................................

FAQs

What disclaimers are included for members of the public?

The minutes state that some confidential material may not be inspected by the public, and that no responsibility or liability is accepted for acts or statements made during council or committee meetings.

How should applicants confirm outcomes of council decisions?

The Shire advises that applicants should obtain and rely only on written confirmation of the outcome and any conditions attached to a decision.

What does the document say about planning applications discussed in meetings?

Any approval or indication made by a member or officer during the meeting is not intended to be, and is not taken as, notice of approval from the Shire.

Oct 12, 2026

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