New Zealand Legislation: Bills
Bills are proposed Acts
(1) This section amends the Local Government Act 2002.
(2) Schedule 7 is amended by inserting the following clause after clause 4:
“4A Suspension of members
“(1) A person's office as member of a local authority is suspended while the person is subject to a property order made under section 30 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (which relates to temporary orders).
“(2) If subclause (1) applies,—
“(a) the person is deemed to have been granted leave of absence and is not capable of acting as a member during the period of suspension; and
“(b) the person may not do an act as a member while on leave of absence under paragraph (a).”
(3) Clause 5(1) of Schedule 7 is amended by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b) becomes subject to a property order made under section 31 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988; or”.
(4) The amendments made by subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the power of a District Court under clause 2 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.
