FAQs

All petitions must meet the standards under GOV-017-P Redland City Council Meeting Standing Orders for the petition as outlined below:

• The petition must express an objection or viewpoint and state your request of Council or action required.
• The petition must relate to an issue which Council has direct jurisdiction over.
• The petition must be unique and not already open.
• The petition must contain a minimum of ten (10) signatures.

Where a Councillor presents a petition to a meeting of the local government, no debate on or in relation to it shall be allowed and the only motion which may be moved is that the petition:

(a)   be received;

(b)   be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer for consideration and a report to the local government;

(c)   is of an operational nature and be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer for consideration; or

(d)   not to be received because it is deemed invalid

The petition must meet all standards seven (7) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be presented.

On presenting a petition to a meeting, a Councillor must:

1. state the nature of the petition
2. read the petition
3. move the relevant motion

Council will respond to the Principal Petitioner regarding the outcome of the petition.

The petition will be rejected if it breaches the guidelines outlined in GOV-017-P Redland City Council Meeting Standing Orders.

The petition may be recalled at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer.

Where a Councillor presents a petition to a meeting of the local government, no debate on or in relation to it shall be allowed and the only motion which may be moved is that the petition:

(a) be received;
(b) be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer for consideration and a report to the local government;
(c) is of an operational nature and be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer for consideration; or
(d) not to be received because it is deemed invalid.