(1) The mayor of Auckland Council must, not later than 31 March 2011,—
(a) establish a Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel; and
(b) establish an Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel; and
(c) appoint the members of each panel.
(2) The purposes of the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel are—
(a) to identify and communicate to the Council the interests and preferences of the Pacific peoples of Auckland in relation to—
(i) the content of the strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws of the Council; and
(ii) any matter that the Panel considers to be of particular interest or concern to the Pacific peoples of Auckland; and
(b) to advise the mayor, and the Council's governing body and local boards, of the Council processes and mechanisms for engagement with Pacific peoples and communities in Auckland.
(3) The purposes of the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel are—
(a) to identify and communicate to the Council the interests and preferences of the ethnic peoples of Auckland in relation to—
(ii) any matter that the Panel considers to be of particular interest or concern to the ethnic peoples of Auckland; and
(b) to advise the mayor, and the Council's governing body and local boards, of the Council processes and mechanisms for engagement with ethnic peoples and communities in Auckland.
(4) On 1 November 2013,—
(a) the requirements of subsection (1) cease to have effect; and
(b) the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel are disestablished.
(5) Nothing in this section limits or affects the mayor's powers under section 9(3)(a) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 (which include re-establishing, after 1 November 2013, a Pacific peoples advisory panel or an ethnic peoples advisory panel, or both, in the same or a modified form).