Public exhibition open

The draft Code of Meeting Practice (CoMP) aims to ensure Council meetings contribute to good public decision-making and increase Council's transparency and accountability to its community. The CoMP sets out the processes and rules for how all council and committee meetings are held in NSW.

The CoMP is based on the Office of Local Government’s (OLG) Model Code of Meeting Practice, which includes both mandatory provisions that all councils must adopt, and non-mandatory provisions that councils may choose to include.

In June 2025, Council placed its draft CoMP on public exhibition and formally adopted it in August 2025. Shortly after, the OLG released an updated Model Code of Meeting Practice that introduced a number of significant changes to mandatory provisions. As a result, Council is now required to update its recently adopted CoMP to reflect the updated Model Code of Meeting Practice. This process must include another round of public exhibition before the amended CoMP can be adopted by Council.

The draft CoMP is now on public exhibition from 24 September to 4 November. Council must adopt the updated CoMP by 31 December 2025.

Make a submission

To have your say on the draft Code of Meeting Practice you can:

Submissions close Tuesday 4 November 2025.

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