Public Question Time

Anyone may submit a question to be read out at Public Question Time during a Council Meeting.

A limit of two questions may be submitted in writing online form below, by post PO Box 973, Burnie TAS 7320, or by obtaining a form at the City Offices located at 80 Wilson Street, Burnie.

Questions must relate to the activities of Council and should be clear and concise with minimal pre-amble. Statements will not be accepted. Questions and answers cannot be debated. If a question is refused, a person’s name and the reason for refusal will be published in the Agenda or Minutes.

Questions asked during Public Question Time may be asked with or without notice:

• Questions on Notice: are questions received time before 5pm Tuesday of the week prior to the Council Meeting. Your questions and answers will be published in the Agenda and Minutes of the Council Meeting. You do not need to be present at the meeting to ask your question.

• Questions without Notice:  are questions received after 5pm Tuesday, but before 5pm Friday, prior to the Council Meeting. You must be present at the Council Meeting for your question to be asked. If accepted, your question may be answered during the meeting or taken on notice and responded to in the Minutes of the following meeting. If you are not present, your question will not be read or answered at that meeting, but will instead be deferred to the next scheduled Council Meeting and treated as a Public Question on Notice.

Download: Public Question Time form(PDF, 64KB)