Recordings of Council Committee Meetings
DISCLAIMER
Recordings are a free public service and are not an official record of Council meetings. Recordings will be made of Council Meetings and uploaded onto this webpage after the meeting and once the minutes are available.
For a copy of the official public record, please refer to the Agendas and Minutes page. A copy of the minutes of each meeting will be available by close of business on the Friday following the meeting as per the requirement of the Local Government Act 1999.
PROTECTION AND CONSENT
Recordings captured at Council meetings will not provide members of the public, Elected Members or Staff present immunity from defamation proceedings in relation to behaviour or statements made during the course of the meeting. The Local Government Act 1999 may however, provide some protection for Elected Members or Administration for an honest act or omission in the exercise, performance or discharge, or purported exercise, performance or discharge of the member’s or council powers, functions or duties under the Local Government Act 1999 or other Acts.
Individual opinions or statements made during the course of the Council Meetings are not the opinions or statements of Council.
The District Council of Peterborough records it's Ordinary and Special Meetings of Council. No microphones will be placed in the gallery area, however Council expressively provides no assurances that public speaking will not be recorded.
Therefore by participating in Council meetings, individuals consent to the use and disclosure of the information that they share at the Meeting (including any personal or sensitive information given), for the purposes of the Council carrying out its functions. Individuals also consent to the disclosure of that information to any person(s) who access recordings of the District Council of Peterborough meetings.
Recordings are the property of the District Council of Peterborough. The reproduction of a recording/s requires the permission of the District Council of Peterborough as reproduction may be subject to copyright protection under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Please telephone 86513566 if you are considering reproducing any of Council's recordings to discuss the process of acquiring permission.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
While every effort will be made to ensure the recording is available, District Council of Peterborough takes no responsibility for, and cannot be held liable for the recording, if any electronic means is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond its control.