Hon Rodney Hide
Government Bill
142—2
As reported from the Local Government and Environment Committee
Commentary
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
4 Interpretation
5 New section 11A inserted
11A Core services to be considered in performing role
6 Principles relating to local authorities
6A Statement of intent for council-controlled organisations
7 Outline of Part
8 Community views in relation to decisions
9 Special consultative procedure in relation to long-term council community plan
10 Use of special consultative procedure in relation to annual plan
11 Section 88 repealed
12 Sections 91 and 92 and heading above section 91 repealed
13 Audit of long-term council community plan
14 Certain decisions to be taken only if provided for in long-term council community plan
15 Audit of information in annual report and summary
16 New section 99A inserted
99A Pre-election report
17 New section 101A inserted
101A Financial strategy
18 New section 102 substituted
102 Funding and financial policies
19 Revenue and financing policy
20 Liability management policy
21 Investment policy
22 Policy on development contributions or financial contributions
23 Section 107 repealed
24 Policy on remission and postponement of rates on Māori freehold land
25 Rates remission policy
26 Rates postponement policy
27 Information to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice
28 Requirement to assess water and other sanitary services
29 Sections 126 to 129 repealed
30 Obligation to maintain water services
31 New section 136 substituted
136 Contracts relating to provision of water services
32 Joint local government arrangements and joint arrangements with other entities
33 Conditions applying to sale or exchange of endowment property
34 Local authority may execute works if owner or occupier defaults
35 Obstruction of enforcement officers or agents of local authority
36 Part heading amended
37 New heading inserted
38 Regulations
39 New sections 259A and 259B inserted
259A Levy to fund rules for performance measures
259B Power to refund levy
40 New heading inserted
41 New headings and sections 261AA to 261G inserted
Rules for performance measures
261AA Purpose of rules specifying performance measures
261A Secretary may make rules specifying performance measures
261B Status of rules
Incorporation by reference
261C Incorporation of documents by reference in rules
261D Proof of material incorporated by reference
261E Effect of change to, or expiry of, material incorporated by reference
261F Consultation on proposal to incorporate material by reference
261G Access to material incorporated by reference
42 Section 279 repealed
43 Sections 281 and 282 repealed
44 Section 288 repealed
45 Schedule 7 amended
45A New clause 10 added in Schedule 8
10 Additional content of statements of intent
46 New Schedule 10 substituted
Part 2Consequential amendments and transitional provisions
47 Other amendments to principal Act
48 Consequential amendments to other enactments
Transitional provisions
49 Transitional provision for long-term plan beginning on 1 July 2009
50 Transitional provision for annual plans
51 Transitional provision for audit of information in annual report and summary
52 Transitional provision for pre-election report
52A Transitional provision for identification and reporting of community outcomes
53 Transitional provision for review of certain funding and financial policies
Schedule 1 New Schedule 10 substituted
Schedule 2 Other amendments to principal Act
Schedule 3 Consequential amendments to other enactments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: