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CurrentPetitions seeking public meetings
Part 6Petitions, polls and public meetings
Division 1Petitions
59 Petitions seeking public meetings
A petition under section 57 may request that a council hold a public meeting regarding the subject matter of the petition.
A council must hold a public meeting if the petition complies with section 57 and it is signed by whichever is the lesser of the following:5% of the electors in the municipal area;1 000 of those electors.
A petition that requests a public meeting is not to be made in respect of any matter relating to rates and charges in Part 9 if those rates or charges have been made for the current financial year.
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