South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations29—Interruption of meetings by members
(1) A member of a
council or council committee must not, while at a meeting—
(a)
behave in an improper or disorderly manner; or
(b)
cause an interruption or interrupt another member who is speaking.
(2)
Subregulation (1)(b) does not apply to a member who is—
(a)
objecting to words used by a member who is speaking; or
(b)
calling attention to a point of order; or
(c)
calling attention to want of a quorum.
(3) If the
presiding member considers that a member may have acted in contravention of
subregulation (1), the member must be allowed to make a personal
explanation.
(4) Subject to
complying with subregulation (3), the relevant member must leave the
meeting while the matter is considered by the meeting.
(5) If the remaining
members resolve that a contravention of subregulation (1) has occurred,
those members may, by resolution—
(a)
censure the member; or
(b)
suspend the member for a part, or for the remainder, of the meeting.
(6) A member
who—
(a)
refuses to leave a meeting in contravention of subregulation (4); or
(b)
enters a meeting in contravention of a suspension under
subregulation (5),
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.