Common use of Public Rights of Appeal Clause in Contracts

Public Rights of Appeal. i) This Rule applies where a member of the public has requested the Secretary that a report to be considered at a meeting of the Board or any public meeting of a Committee or Commission operating under this constitution which contains exempt information should be discussed in the public part of the agenda or that s/he should have access to inspect the report or any background document ii) If the Secretary (after consulting the Chief Officer responsible for the report) agrees to the request, the report (and any requested background document) will be made available to the member of the public and on the GMCA/AGMA website. iii) If the Secretary (after consulting the Chief Officer responsible for the report) refuses the request, s/he must give the member of the public reasons for the decision, together with details of the appeals procedure. iv) The process for appealing against the Secretary’s decision is as follows: (a) the appellant must write to the Secretary at least 24 hours before the meeting in question and any request after this time will be invalid. (b) The appeal will be dealt with in private as the first item on the agenda (c) The Secretary or the relevant Chief Officer will give the reasons for their decisions (without the appellant being present) and will answer questions from members (d) The appellant will then be called into the meeting and the Chair will summarise the reasons given for the refusal (e) The appellant will be given an opportunity to address the meeting give and to justify their request and members will be able to ask questions of the appellant (but having regard to the confidentiality of the item) (f) The appellant will then withdraw and the meeting will consider and determine the appeal

Public Rights of Appeal. i) This Rule applies where a member of the public has requested the Secretary that a report to be considered at a meeting of the AGMA Executive Board or any public meeting of a Committee or Commission operating under this constitution which contains exempt information should be discussed in the public part of the agenda or that s/he should have access to inspect the report or any background document ii) If the Secretary (after consulting the Chief Officer responsible for the report) agrees to the request, the report (and any requested background document) will be made available to the member of the public and on the GMCA/AGMA website. iii) If the Secretary (after consulting the Chief Officer responsible for the report) refuses the request, s/he must give the member of the public reasons for the decision, together with details of the appeals procedure. iv) The process for appealing against the Secretary’s decision is as follows: (a) the appellant must write to the Secretary at least 24 hours before the meeting in question and any request after this time will be invalid. (b) The appeal will be dealt with in private as the first item on the agenda (c) The Secretary or the relevant Chief Officer will give the reasons for their decisions (without the appellant being present) and will answer questions from members (d) The appellant will then be called into the meeting and the Chair will summarise the reasons given for the refusal (e) The appellant will be given an opportunity to address the meeting give and to justify their request and members will be able to ask questions of the appellant (but having regard to the confidentiality of the item) (f) The appellant will then withdraw and the meeting will consider and determine the appeal