Reprint as at 23 September 2009

Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009

Public Act	2009 No 13
Date of assent	23 May 2009
Commencement	see section 2

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

This Act is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

1 Title

2 Commencement

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Background and purpose of Act

4 Outline of Act

5 Interpretation

6 Relationship with Local Government Act 2002, Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004, Local Government Act 1974, and Local Electoral Act 2001

7 Act binds the Crown

8 Act repealed on close of 1 November 2010

Part 2
Auckland Council

9 Auckland Council established

Part 3
Transitional arrangements

Subpart 1—Auckland Transition Agency

10 Auckland Transition Agency established

11 Governing body of Transition Agency

12 Chief executive of Transition Agency

Functions and duties of Transition Agency

13 Functions and duties of Transition Agency

14 Appointment of electoral officer for October 2010 triennial general elections

15 Determination of certain electoral matters

16 Appointment of chief executive of existing local authority if vacancy arises during transition period

17 Appointment of interim chief executive for Auckland Council

18 Interim chief executive may appoint staff and enter into contracts

19 Transition Agency may exercise powers under section 18 in certain circumstances

19A Preparation of planning document

20 Review of existing local government organisation decisions and meeting agendas during transition period

21 Confirmation of decisions of existing local government organisations

Expenditure and recovery of costs

22 Expenditure to be approved by Ministers

23 Crown expenses and capital expenditure recoverable from Transition Agency

Application of certain enactments to Transition Agency

24 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982

25 Application of Public Audit Act 2001

26 Schedule 4 of Public Finance Act 1989 amended to include Transition Agency

Dissolution of Transition Agency

27 Dissolution of Auckland Transition Agency

28 Consequential amendment to Public Finance Act 1989

Subpart 2—Existing local authorities and local government organisations

29 Obligations of existing local authorities during transition period

29A Obligations of existing local authorities in relation to 2010/2011 annual plan

29B Rates and other revenue mechanisms

29C Obligations of existing local authorities in relation to 2010/2011 annual report

30 Obligations of existing local government organisations (other than existing local authorities) during transition period

30A Watercare Services to plan and manage integration of water supply and wastewater services

31 Decision making during transition period

32 No October 2010 triennial general election for existing local authorities

33 Extraordinary vacancy during transition period

34 Chief executives of existing local authorities

Subpart 3—Miscellaneous provisions

35 Dissolution of existing local authorities

36 Relationship of Part with enactments applying to existing local government organisations

Schedule
Provisions relating to members, meetings, conflicts of interest, and procedure of governing body of Auckland Transition Agency

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