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CurrentTabling petition
Part 6Petitions, polls and public meetings
Division 1Petitions
58 Tabling petition
A councillor who has been presented with a petition is to – forward it to the general manager within 7 days after receiving it.
A general manager who has been presented with a petition or receives a petition under subsection (1)(b) is to table the petition at the next ordinary meeting of the council.
A petition is not to be tabled if – it does not comply with section 57; or it is defamatory; or any action it proposes is unlawful.
The general manager is to advise the lodger of a petition that is not tabled the reason for not tabling it within 21 days after lodgment.
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