Acts of disorder
182 Acts of disorder
For the purposes of section 490A of the Act, a councillor commits an act of disorder if the councillor, at a meeting of a council or a committee of a council—
contravenes the Act, this Regulation or any provision of the code of meeting practice adopted by the council under section 360(3) of the Act, including any provisions incorporated in the adopted code that are prescribed by this Regulation as mandatory provisions of the model code of meeting practice, or
assaults or threatens to assault another councillor or person present at the meeting, or
moves or attempts to move a motion or an amendment that has an unlawful purpose or that deals with a matter that is outside the jurisdiction of the council or committee, or addresses or attempts to address the council or committee on such a motion, amendment or matter, or
insults, makes unfavourable personal remarks about, or imputes improper motives to, any other councillor or a member of staff or delegate of a council, or
says or does anything that is inconsistent with maintaining order at the meeting or is likely to bring the council or committee into contempt.
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