“bylaw means a bylaw made by a local authority under any enactment”.

“community facilities has the meaning set out in section 197.”

• “(2) The Minister may make a recommendation only if—

  • “(a) the organisation is subject to monitoring and reporting requirements under an enactment; and

  • “(b) in the Minister's opinion, the organisation's accountability under that enactment is of a similar nature and effect to that required of a council-controlled organisation under this Act.”

• “(d) prevent a local authority from making a donation (whether of money, resources, or otherwise) to another local authority or to a person or organisation outside its district or region or outside New Zealand—

  • “(i) if the local authority considers, on reasonable grounds, that the donation will benefit its district or region, or the communities within its district or region; or

  • “(ii) if the local authority considers, on reasonable grounds, that a benefit will be conferred on the local government sector as a whole; or

  • “(iii) for emergency relief; or

• “(e) prevent a local authority from making a donation (whether of money, resources, or otherwise) to a local government body outside New Zealand to enable it to share its experience and expertise with that body.”

• “(ba) the bylaws of the local authority, including for each bylaw, its title, a general description of it, when it was made, and, if applicable, the date of its last review under section 158 or 159; and”.

• “(6) Despite this section, an organisation that becomes a council-controlled organisation not more than 6 months before the end of a financial year is not required to prepare a statement of intent for that financial year.”

“86 Use of special consultative procedure in relation to making, amending, or revoking bylaws

• “(1) This section applies to the following:

  • “(a) making a bylaw to which section 156 applies:

  • “(b) amending a bylaw to which section 156 applies (other than under subsection (2) of that section):

  • “(c) revoking a bylaw to which section 156 applies.

  “(2) Where the special consultative procedure is used in relation to an activity described in subsection (1), the statement of proposal referred to in section 83(1)(a) must include,—

  • “(a) as the case may be,—

    • “(i) a draft of the bylaw as proposed to be made or amended; or

    • “(ii) a statement that the bylaw is to be revoked; and

  • “(b) the reasons for the proposal; and

  • “(c) a report on any relevant determinations by the local authority under section 155.”

• “(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an incidental arrangement in relation to an investment in currency other than New Zealand currency.”

“138 Restriction on disposal of parks (by sale or otherwise)

• “(1) A local authority proposing to sell or otherwise dispose of a park or part of a park must consult on the proposal before it sells or disposes of, or agrees to sell or dispose of, the park or part of the park.

  “(2) In this section,—

  “dispose of, in relation to a park, includes the granting of a lease for more than 6 months that has the effect of excluding or substantially interfering with the public's access to the park

  “park—

  • “(a) means land acquired or used principally for community, recreational, environmental, cultural, or spiritual purposes; but

  • “(b) does not include land that is held as a reserve, or part of a reserve, under the Reserves Act 1977.”

“139 Protection of regional parks

• “(1) In this section and section 139A, regional park—

  • “(a) means land—

    • “(i) owned by a regional council; and

    • “(ii) acquired or used principally for community, recreational, environmental, cultural, or spiritual purposes; and

  • “(b) includes land within the meaning of paragraph (a) that is—

    • “(i) reserve within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977; or

    • “(ii) otherwise held or administered under the Reserves Act 1977 or any earlier corresponding enactment.

  “(2) For the purpose of enabling a regional council to protect a regional park or part of a regional park in its region, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, declare the park or the part of the park to be protected in perpetuity from disposition (by sale or otherwise).

  “(3) The Minister must not make a recommendation unless the regional council has requested the Minister to do so.

  “(4) An Order in Council does not prevent a regional council from disposing of part of the regional park to which the order applies—

  • “(a) to make a minor boundary adjustment to it:

  • “(b) for the more efficient administration of it.

  “(5) However, subsection (4) applies only if—

  • “(a) the retention of the land would not materially enhance the conservation or recreational value of the park; and

  • “(b) the regional council has used the special consultative procedure in the process of determining whether to dispose of the land.

  “(6) Any land within the meaning of subsection (1)(b) that is included in an Order in Council—

  • “(a) retains its classification under the Reserves Act 1977; and

  • “(b) remains subject to that Act; and

  • “(c) if the land is to be sold or disposed of under subsection (4) of this section, must first be dealt with under sections 24 and 25 of that Act.

  “(7) An Order in Council must specify the regional park or the part of the regional park to which the order applies—

  • “(a) by name and legal description, if it is practicable to do so; or

  • “(b) by name and a detailed description of the location of the land, in any other case.

“139A Further provision in relation to regional parks

• “(1) An Order in Council made under section 139 may be varied to include a reference to any land included in the regional park after the Order is made.

  “(2) The provisions of section 139 apply, with all necessary modifications, to an Order in Council varied under subsection (1).”

• “(1AA) This section applies to a bylaw only if it is made under this Act.”

• “(1AA) This section applies to a bylaw only if it is made under this Act.”

“156 Special consultative procedure must be used in making, amending, or revoking bylaw made under this Act

• “(1) A local authority must use the special consultative procedure (as modified by section 86) in—

  • “(a) making a bylaw under this Act:

  • “(b) amending a bylaw made under this Act:

  • “(c) revoking a bylaw made under this Act.

  “(2) Despite subsection (1)(b), a local authority may, by resolution publicly notified,—

  • “(a) make minor changes to, or correct errors in, a bylaw, but only if the changes or corrections do not affect—

    • “(i) an existing right, interest, title, immunity, or duty of any person to whom the bylaw applies; or

    • “(ii) an existing status or capacity of any person to whom the bylaw applies:

  • “(b) convert an imperial weight or measure specified in a bylaw into its metric equivalent or near metric equivalent.”

“158 Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974

• “(1) A local authority must review a bylaw made by it under this Act (other than a bylaw deemed to be made under this Act by section 293) no later than 5 years after the date on which the bylaw was made.

  “(2) A local authority must review a bylaw made by it under the Local Government Act 1974 (other than a bylaw deemed to be made under this Act by section 293)—

  • “(a) no later than 1 July 2008, if the bylaw was made before 1 July 2003; and

  • “(b) no later than 5 years after the bylaw was made, if the bylaw was made after 1 July 2003.

“159 Further reviews of bylaws every 10 years

• A local authority must review a bylaw made by it under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974 no later than 10 years after it was last reviewed as required by section 158 or this section.

“160 Procedure for and nature of review

• “(1) A local authority must review a bylaw to which section 158 or 159 applies by making the determinations required by section 155.

  “(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 155 applies with all necessary modifications.

  “(3) If, after the review, the local authority considers that the bylaw—

  • “(a) should be amended, revoked, or revoked and replaced, it must act under section 156:

  • “(b) should continue without amendment, it must use the special consultative procedure.

  “(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), the statement of proposal referred to in section 83(1)(a) must include—

  • “(a) a copy of the bylaw to be continued; and

  • “(b) the reasons for the proposal; and

  • “(c) a report of any relevant determinations by the local authority under section 155.

  “(5) This section n does not apply to any bylaw to which section 10AA of the Dog Control Act 1996 applies.

“160A Bylaw not reviewed within specified time frame revoked

• A bylaw that is not reviewed as required under section 158 or 159, if not earlier revoked by the local authority concerned, is revoked on the date that is 2 years after the last date on which the bylaw should have been reviewed under that section.”

“bylaw means a bylaw made under section 147(2).”

• “(ba) fails to comply with any bylaw of a local authority that relates—

  • “(i) to water, water pipes, waterworks, water races, or water supply; and

  • “(ii) to the person's land or building; or”.

“community facilities means reserves, network infrastructure, or community infrastructure for which development contributions may be required in accordance with section 199”.

• “(3) A requirement for a development contribution under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is not—

  • “‘(a) a condition of a resource consent that gives rise to any right of objection or appeal; or

  • “‘(b) as the case may be, a matter that gives rise to any right to apply to the chief executive for a determination under the Building Act 2004.

• “(4) Subsection (3) is for the avoidance of doubt.

• “(5) In this section,—

  “building consent authority means a person whose name is entered in the register referred to in section 273(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004

  “chief executive has the meaning given to it in section 7 of the Building Act 2004.”

• “(d) a drainage work; or

• “(e) anything forming part of, or connected with, any works or property not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).”

• “(2) A District Court presided over by 2 or more Justices has jurisdiction in respect of any summary offence that is a breach of a bylaw made under section 147.”

• “(3) Every bylaw to which this section applies that is not revoked or that does not expire before 1 July 2008, is revoked on that date.”

• “(2) In preparing a reorganisation scheme, the Commission may also provide for the constitution of any community under Schedule 6.”

“32AA Meaning of officer

• For the purposes of clauses 32, 32A, and 32B, officer means—

  • “(a) a named person; or

  • “(b) the person who is for the time being the holder of a specified office.”

• “(ii) a statement as to whether a uniform annual general charge is to be included and, if so, a statement—

  • “(A) as to how the charge is to be calculated; and

  • “(B) of the local authority's definition of a separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit, if the charge is to be calculated on this basis; and”.

• “(iii) for each category, a statement—

  • “(A) as to how liability for the targeted rate is to be calculated and

  • “(B) of the local authority's definition of a separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit, if the rate is to be calculated on this basis; and”.

• “(ii) whether a uniform annual general charge is to be included and, if so,—

  • “(A) how the charge is to be calculated; and

  • “(B) the local authority's definition of a separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit, if the charge is to be calculated on this basis; and”.

• “(iii) for each category,—

  • “(A) how liability for the targeted rate is to be calculated; and

  • “(B) the local authority's definition of a separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit, if the rate is to be calculated on this basis; and”.

“684AA Certain provisions of Local Government Act 2002 to apply to bylaws made under this Act

• “(1) Despite anything to the contrary in the Local Government Act 2002, sections 150, 151, 155, and 156 of that Act apply, with all necessary modifications, to any bylaw made under this Act.

  “(2) This section does not limit any other provisions of that Act that apply to a bylaw made under this Act.”