Meetings Overview

These Standing Orders of the Corporation of the City of Adelaide are intended to meet many of the requirements of the Local Government Act 1999, the City of Adelaide Act 1998 and the Local Government (Procedures at Meetings) Regulations 2000 and may be cited as “Standing Orders”.  In particular these Standing Orders meet Council’s legislative requirements to have in place policies that address:

1. Code of Conduct;
2. Allowances and Benefits provided to Members of Council;
3. Council Facilities and Support provided to Members of Council;
4. Private Use of Facilities by Members of Council;
5. Training and Development for Members of Council;
6. Code of Practice for Access to Meetings and Documents;
7. Code of Practice for Meeting Procedures (including sections of parts 12, 13, 15, 18 and 21 of these Standing Orders which are subject to public consultation requirements under the Local Government Act and Regulations made there under); and
8. Caretaker Policy.

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The Public Forum is an initiative of the Adelaide City Council, enabling individuals to comment on matters that are not the subject of deliberation at the meeting of the Council, in addition to:

- the Legislative provisions for a member of the public to address a meeting of the Council or a Council Committee by way of a Deputation.

And the opportunity that each individual has in
- providing comment or feedback to the Customer Centre in person;
- providing comment or feedback by e-mail or via the internet;
- providing comment or feedback in person, by e-mail or correspondence to the Lord Mayor and or Councillors.

With the exception of the ability to address a meeting as a Deputation or during the Public Forum, public participation in a meeting consists of observing proceedings from the public gallery section of a meeting room.

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All subjects presented at the public forum should be of community interest only.

The subjects should not involve the Council in any legal liability.

A maximum of 3 members of the public who have registered to speak will be heard by the Lord Mayor & Councillors, during the public meeting of the Adelaide City Council.

The Public Forum Guidelines with Application Form sets out the requirements for members of the Public to register to address Council by way of a Public Forum.

A Registration Form will need to be lodged at the Customer Centre by 4 pm on the Friday of the week prior to the scheduled meeting in person or by fax (08 8203 7575).

» Download Public Forum Guidelines

» Download Public Forum Application Form

A person or persons wishing to appear as a deputation at a scheduled meeting must deliver (to the principal office of Council) a written request by 4 pm, 2 clear business days prior to the scheduled meeting.

» Download Deputation Request Form 

What is a Petition ?
A 'petition' is commonly defined as 'a formal document which seeks the taking of specified action by the person or body to whom it is addressed' or 'a written statement setting out facts upon which the petitioner bases a prayer for remedy or relief.

Does the Petition contain original signatures accompanied by an address?
A petition being a document of a forma nature must contain original signatures or marks (not copies) and those signatures must be accompanied by an address.

Does each page of the Petition identify what the signature is for?
Each signature must be on a true page of the petition which sets out the prayer for relief as part of that page - a sheet which contains signatures but not the prayer cannot be accepted as valid as there is no evidence as to what the signatories were attesting to; and

A petition to Council must:
- be legibly written or typed or printed; and
- clearly set out the request or submission of the petitioners; and
- be addressed to Council and delivered to the principal office of Council.

If a petition is received the Chief Executive Officer must ensure the petition is placed on the agenda for the next ordinary meeting of Council.  At this time a report identifying the number of signatories and purpose of the petition will be presented.  The petition itself will be distributed to the Lord Mayor and Members of Council separately.  Members of the public may seek a copy of the full petition upon written request to the Chief Executive Officer.

» Download Petition Form

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Please note that Authority has been delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to vary the meeting schedule (including the commencement time, meeting date or cancellation of a meeting). In the event that a scheduled meeting date is altered notification is posted to this website.

» Download July to December 2012 calendar 

Agendas, Reports and Attachments for ordinary meetings of the Development Assessment Panel, Adelaide Park Lands Authority and all other Committees are available for viewing on the Adelaide City Council website 3 clear days prior to the meeting.

A limited number of complete documents for a meeting [Agenda, Reports and Attachments] and the Minutes from a meeting are available for collection by members of the public from the Adelaide City Council Customer Centre, without charge, on the day the documentation is posted to this web site.

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Agendas and business papers are available for viewing on the Adelaide City Council website and for collection by members of the public at the Adelaide City Council Customer Centre as soon as possible after the documentation is provided to Members of Council and copies will be available at each meeting.

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