Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

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Reprint as at 15 June 2010

Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Public Act2009 No 32
Date of assent22 September 2009
Commencementsee 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.

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Purpose

4 Interpretation

5 Relationship between this Act and Local Government Act 2002, Local Government Act 1974, Local Electoral Act 2001, and Land Transport Management Act 2003

Part 2
Auckland Council

Auckland Council established as unitary authority

6 Auckland Council established

7 Decision-making of Council shared between governing body and local boards

Governing body

8 Governing body of Auckland Council

9 Mayor of Auckland

Local boards

10 Local boards

11 Membership of local boards

12 Status of local boards

13 Functions, duties, and powers of local boards

Decision making

14 General scheme

15 Decision-making responsibilities of governing body

16 Decision-making responsibilities of local boards

17 Principles for allocation of decision-making responsibilities of Auckland Council

18 Local activities must be identified in LTCCP and annual plan

Local boards funding policy

19 Local boards funding policy

Local board plans and agreements

20 Local board plans

21 Local board agreements

22 Local board agreements to be included in LTCCP and annual plan

23 Monitoring and reporting

Bylaws

24 Local board may propose bylaw

25 Local board must consult on proposed bylaw

26 Local board may propose amendment to bylaw

27 Local board may propose revocation of bylaw

28 Joint bylaw proposals

Miscellaneous matters relating to local boards

29 Application of Schedule 7 of Local Government Act 2002 to local boards

30 Code of conduct

31 Delegations

32 Chief executive responsible for certain matters in relation to local boards

Part 3
Transitional arrangements

Subpart 1—Local Government Commission

33 Local Government Commission to determine boundaries of Auckland

34 Local Government Commission to determine local board areas and wards

35 Order in Council to give effect to determinations

35A Local Government (Auckland Wards and Local Boards) Determination 2010 amended

Subpart 2—Consequential amendments

36 Amendment to Local Government Act 2002

Part 4
Amendments to Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009

37 Principal Act amended

38 Functions and duties of Transition Agency

39 Appointment of electoral officer for October 2010 triennial general elections

40 New section 19A inserted

19A Preparation of planning document

41 Dissolution of Auckland Transition Agency

42 New sections 29A to 29C inserted

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

43 New section 30A inserted

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

Schedule 
Matters to be addressed by Local Government Commission when making determination in relation to southern boundary of Auckland

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