1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act
Part 1Amendments to Local Government Act 2002
4 Section 3 amended (Purpose)
5 Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
6 Section 8 amended (Act binds the Crown)
7 Section 10 amended (Purpose of local government)
8 Section 14 amended (Principles relating to local authorities)
9 Section 16 amended (Significant new activities proposed by regional council)
10 Section 23 amended (Description of local government)
11 New section 24AA inserted (Purpose of local government reorganisation)
24AA Purpose of local government reorganisation
12 Section 24 replaced (Reorganisation proposals)
24 Scope of local government reorganisation
13 New section 24A inserted (Transitional modification or suspension of certain statutory requirements after issue of final proposal for reorganisation)
24A Transitional modification or suspension of certain statutory requirements after issue of final proposal for reorganisation
14 Section 25 replaced (Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation schemes)
25 Order in Council to give effect to final proposals and reorganisation schemes
15 New section 26A inserted (Duties of local authorities in relation to local government reorganisation)
26A Duties of local authorities in relation to local government reorganisation
16 Section 27 amended (Application to be called city council or district council)
17 New sections 27A and 27B inserted
27A Change of name of unitary authorities
27B Orders in Council to be published in Gazette
18 Section 31 amended (Report to Minister on matters relating to local government)
19 New section 31A inserted (Minister's expectations of Commission in relation to local government reorganisation)
31A Minister's expectations of Commission in relation to local government reorganisation
20 Section 40 amended (Local governance statements)
21 New section 41A inserted (Role and powers of mayors)
41A Role and powers of mayors
22 Section 42 amended (Chief executive)
23 Section 48 amended (Further provisions of Schedule 7)
24 Section 49 amended (Establishment of community boards)
25 Section 77 amended (Requirements in relation to decisions)
26 Section 84 amended (Special consultative procedure in relation to long-term plan)
27 Section 94 amended (Audit of long-term plan)
28 Section 99 amended (Audit of information in annual report and summary)
29 Section 101 amended (Financial management)
30 Section 197 amended (Interpretation)
31 Part 10 replaced
Part 10Powers of Minister to act in relation to local authorities
253 Outline of Part
254 How this Part works
255 Application of this Part
256 Interpretation
Subpart 1—Ministerial powers of assistance and intervention
Minister may require information from local authority
257 Minister may require information
Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
258 Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
258A How Crown Review Team appointed
Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258B Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258C How Crown Observer appointed
Minister may appoint Crown Manager
258D Minister may appoint Crown Manager
258E How Crown Manager appointed
Minister may appoint Commission
258F Minister may appoint Commission
258G How Commission appointed
258H Application of this and other enactments during Commission's term of appointment
258I Minister may postpone general election when appointing Commission
258J Timing of election following postponed election
258K Local authority members remain in office but must not act during term of Commission
258L Extraordinary vacancy when Commission appointed or during term of Commission
Minister may call general election
258M Minister may call general election
Subpart 2—General provisions applying to Ministerial powers conferred under subpart 1
258N Minister may consult any person
258O Minister must publish list in Gazette
258P Minister must have regard to published list
258Q Notice to local authority of proposed appointment of Ministerial body
258R Notice to local authority of proposed general election
258S Notification of appointment of Ministerial body
258T Notification of change of membership of Ministerial body
258U Final report of Ministerial body
258V Remuneration and expenses of Ministerial appointees
258W Recovery of expenses from local authority
258X Minister may terminate Ministerial body or Ministerial appointee
258Y Protection from liability for Ministerial appointees
258Z Disclosure of information held by local authority
258ZA Decisions and directions of Crown Manager or Commission remain in force until local authority decides otherwise
32 Section 259 amended (Regulations)
33 New sections 259C to 259J inserted
259C Auditor-General must report on disclosures made under certain regulations
259D Regulations may incorporate financial reporting standards by reference
259E Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, standards incorporated by reference in regulations
259F Proof of standards incorporated by reference
259G Effect of expiry or revocation of standards incorporated by reference
259H Access to standards incorporated by reference
259I Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 not applicable to standards incorporated by reference
259J Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to standards incorporated by reference
34 Section 260 amended (Amendment of Schedule 2 by Order in Council)
35 Schedule 2 amended
36 Schedule 3 replaced
37 Schedule 6 amended
38 Schedule 7 amended
39 Schedule 10 amended
40 Schedule 15 repealed
Part 2Transitional provision and consequential amendments
41 Commissioners and commissions currently appointed under principal Act
42 Transitional provision relating to reorganisation proposals
43 Consequential amendments
Schedule 1Schedule 3 of principal Act replaced
Schedule 2Consequential amendments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: