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We do not open meetings of council with a prayer

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Pamela White

Executive Assistant to the CEO & Mayor

Tasman District Council

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paula Cater On Behalf Of Reception Richmond
Sent: Friday, 20 April 2012 4:27 p.m.
To: Pamela White
Subject: FW: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Tasman District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #175 email]]

Sent: Friday, 20 April 2012 4:25 p.m.

To: Reception Richmond

Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Tasman District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

     Dear Tasman District Council,

    

     As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council

     abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the

     Human Rights Commission. I'm interested in learning how widespread

     this practice is, so I'd like to request the following information

     under the LGOIMA:

    

     * Does the Council open its meetings with a prayer? * If the answer

     to the above is "yes", then I'd like a copy of that prayer (or

     examples, if more than one is used), when the practice was first

     established, whether the council has considered abolishing it in

     the wake of the Whanganui decision, and any advice the council may

     hold on the prayer's compatibility with both the Human Rights Act

     1993 and Bill of Rights Act 1990.

    

     I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about

     this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the

     fyi.org.nz website.

    

     Yours faithfully,

    

     Alex Harris

    

     

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