Hon David Carter
Government Bill
27—1
Explanatory note
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 23 amended (Description of local government)
10 Section 24 amended (Reorganisation proposals)
11 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
12 Section 25 amended (Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation schemes)
13 New section 27A inserted (Change of name of unitary authorities)
27A Change of name of unitary authorities
14 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
15 Section 40 amended (Local governance statements)
16 New section 41A inserted (Role and powers of mayors)
41A Role and powers of mayors
17 Section 42 amended (Chief executive)
18 Section 48 amended (Further provisions of Schedule 7)
19 Section 77 amended (Requirements in relation to decisions)
20 Section 101 amended (Financial management)
21 Part 10 replaced
Part 10Powers of Minister to act in relation to local authorities
253 Outline of Part
254 Interpretation
Subpart 1—Ministerial powers of assistance and intervention
Minister may require information from local authority
255 Minister may require information
Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
256 Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
257 How Crown Review Team appointed
Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258 Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258A How Crown Observer appointed
Minister may appoint Crown Manager
258B Minister may appoint Crown Manager
258C How Crown Manager appointed
Minister may appoint Commission
258D Minister may appoint Commission
258E How Commission appointed
258F Application of this and other enactments during Commission's term of appointment
258G Minister may postpone general election when appointing Commission
258H Local authority members remain in office but must not act during term of Commission
258I Extraordinary vacancy during term of Commission
Minister may call general election
258J Minister may call general election
Subpart 2—General provisions applying to Ministerial powers conferred under subpart 1
258K Notice to local authority of proposed appointment of Ministerial body
258L Notice to local authority of proposed general election
258M Notification of appointment of Ministerial body
258N Notification of change of membership of Ministerial body
258O Final report of Ministerial body
258P Remuneration and expenses of Ministerial appointees
258Q Recovery of expenses from local authority
258R Minister may terminate Ministerial appointee
258S Protection from liability for Ministerial appointees
258T Disclosure of information held by local authority
22 Section 259 amended (Regulations)
23 Schedule 3 replaced
24 Schedule 7 amended
25 Schedule 10 amended
26 Schedule 15 repealed
Part 2Transitional provision and consequential amendments
27 Transitional provision relating to reorganisation proposals
28 Consequential amendments
Schedule 1Schedule 3 of principal Act replaced
Schedule 2Consequential amendments
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: