The Council meets at the request of the sultan to study and discuss matters raised by him, taking all its decisions on the basis of a majority vote.

The sultan addresses all the members of this council on an annual basis.

[3] In November 2009 construction work began on the Majlis Oman project, a landmark building to accommodate the parliament assembly hall and the upper and lower houses.

[4] The development, designed by q-dar and built by Carillion Alawi, was completed in 2013.

[5] In October 2011, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said expanded the power of the Council of Oman.