Code of Conduct
January 31, 2006 by Dave Earley
Filed under News
As a receiver of emails from Your City Your Say (YCYS), a Brisbane City Council initiative to include members of the public, I sometimes receive notices like the following about submissions available for public comment. It’s good they tell me and a few other people about them, but there never really seems to be much effort made to communicate these things to the broader community, particularly on sensitive issues that council would prefer not to receive too many public comments or questions in relation too. And so, for anyone in Brisbane who reads this blog, this is a general public announcement from you Brisbane City Council
Council has recently developed a draft Code of Conduct for Councillors. This code sets out agreed standards of behaviour for Councillors in carrying out their official duties.
This code was developed following an ammendement to the Local Government Act 1993 which states that as of 1 March 2006 all local governments in Queensland must have an enforceable Code of Conduct for Councillors in place.
Council’s Code of Conduct for Councillors is designed to be a tool that supports a common understanding of the roles and behaviours expected of Councillors. It will assist in providing transparency, accountability and good governance.The draft Code of Conduct for Councillors of Brisbane City Council is available for public comment from 9 January to 10 February 2006. To access the draft code click here: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_76
When will the draft become final?
After the public consultation period ends at 12 noon on 10 February 2006, all submissions received will be considered. A revised draft Code of Conduct for Councillors will then go before Council for discussion and approval. Council must adopt the Code of Conduct for Councillors by 1 March 2006. The Code will then become operational and Councillors will be accountable for following the Code from that date.
The link provided doesn’t actually take you directly to the draft Code of Conduct. That link should actually be to this page
Suzanne, that link came up okay for me.
Haha, no Dan, you see that’s because you live on the Gold Coast! Brisbane is much better…damn, I think I just saw Milton on the TV on the ad for Brisbane Community Church.
Code of ethics for the council. comedy.
your “this page” link takes me to a “this page cannot be displayed”. http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/bccwr/about_council/documents/draft_code_of_conduct_for_councillors.pdf
and what the hell is a “meeting breach”?