Hon Rodney Hide
Government Bill
35—1
Explanatory note
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Background and purpose of Act
4 Outline of Act
5 Interpretation
6 Relationship with Local Government Act 2002, Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004, Local Government Act 1974, and Local Electoral Act 2001
7 Act binds the Crown
8 Act repealed on close of 1 November 2010
Part 2Auckland Council
9 Auckland Council established
Part 3Transitional arrangements
Subpart 1—Auckland Transition Agency
10 Auckland Transition Agency established
11 Governing body of Transition Agency
12 Chief executive of Transition Agency
Functions and duties of Transition Agency
13 Functions and duties of Transition Agency
14 Appointment of electoral officer for October 2010 triennial general elections
15 Determination of certain electoral matters
16 Appointment of chief executive of existing local authority if vacancy arises during transition period
17 Appointment of interim chief executive for Auckland Council
18 Interim chief executive may appoint staff and enter into contracts
19 Transition Agency may exercise powers under section 18 in certain circumstances
20 Review of existing local government organisation decisions and meeting agendas during transition period
21 Confirmation of decisions of existing local government organisations
Expenditure and recovery of costs
22 Expenditure to be approved by Ministers
23 Crown expenses and capital expenditure recoverable from Transition Agency
Application of certain enactments to Transition Agency
24 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982
25 Application of Public Audit Act 2001
26 Schedule 4 of Public Finance Act 1989 amended to include Transition Agency
Dissolution of Transition Agency
27 Dissolution of Auckland Transition Agency
28 Consequential amendment to Public Finance Act 1989
Subpart 2—Existing local authorities and local government organisations
29 Obligations of existing local authorities during transition period
30 Obligations of existing local government organisations (other than existing local authorities) during transition period
31 Decision making during transition period
32 No October 2010 triennial general election for existing local authorities
33 Extraordinary vacancy during transition period
34 Chief executives of existing local authorities
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous provisions
35 Dissolution of existing local authorities
36 Transfer of remaining employees
37 Relationship of Part with enactments applying to existing local government organisations
ScheduleProvisions relating to members, meetings, conflicts of interest, and procedure of governing body of Auckland Transition Agency
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: