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Petition
Applicable legislation:
Local Government Act Regulations 2013
(Procedures at Meetings)
A petition is a formal written request or submission to Council, which has been signed
by multiple people.
A standard petition form is available on Council’s website, and provides a good template
for compiling a petition. The petition should comply with the template. The regulations
must also state that a petition:
• be legibly written or typed
• be an original document
• clearly set out the request/submission of the petitioners
• state the request or submission on every page of the petition and
• be delivered to the principal office (the Civic Centre) of the Council.
The petition must be addressed to the Council, but any accompanying correspondence
(for example, a covering letter) should be addressed to the City Manager. The principal
signatory (the person delivering or posting the petition to Council) must provide their
details so that ensure that all correspondence is forwarded to the person initiating the
petition. The petition should comply with the template provided on our website.
A letter of acknowledgment will be sent to the principal signatory within 5 working days
and the nature of the petition, and the number of signatures on the petitions will be
added to the agenda of the next Council meeting following the receipt of the petition.
You can find a sample
petition form on
Council’s website:
• Your completed
petition should be
marked attention
City Manager and
can be:
• Delivered to the
Civic Centre, or
• Submitted in
original hard copy
to PO Box 110,
Port Adelaide,
SA 5015
Examples might
include:
• Requesting a
resolution for
a matter
You can assist in the process by:
• First speaking to a staff member to ensure
this process is the best option for you to
follow. However, it is not compulsory to
speak to an officer before lodging your
petition.
• Providing as much information as
possible about the request or matter
including the problem, the date, time and
location of an incident as applicable, and
your preferred remedy or solution
• Ensuring your petition is delivered to
Council at least a week in advance of the
next Council meeting. Council meeting
dates are listed on our website.
