The Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW (Model Meeting Code) prescribes a uniform set of rules to ensure council and committee meetings are open, accessible, orderly, effective and efficient.
Under section 360 of the Local Government Act 1993, councils must adopt a code of meeting practice that incorporates the mandatory provisions of the Model Meeting Code prescribed by the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021.
The version of the Model Meeting Code prescribed in 2025 has been disallowed by the Legislative Council and the currently prescribed Model Meeting Code for NSW councils is the 2021 Model Code of Meeting Practice. The Government is preparing a new Model Meeting Code for prescription and will keep councils informed of further developments.