General policy statement

This Bill amends the Auckland Domain Act 1987 (“the principal Act”).

The principal Act relates to the control, management, and use of the Auckland Domain in the district of the Auckland City Council. The principal Act provides for Auckland City Council to lease certain parts of the Auckland Domain.

The purpose of the Bill is to amend the principal Act as it relates to the power of Auckland City Council to lease an area of the Auckland Domain to the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (Incorporated). The Bill also amends the reference to the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (Incorporated) to Auckland Tennis Incorporated.

It is proposed that Auckland Tennis Incorporated will redevelop the facilities it currently leases from Auckland City Council. In order to facilitate the redevelopment, Auckland Tennis Incorporated require a longer term lease from Auckland City Council. They also require the ability to sublease the land, with the consent of Auckland City Council, to the proposed redeveloper. Finally, it is necessary to make a number of minor amendments to the legal description of the land that may be leased by Auckland City Council to Auckland Tennis Incorporated.

Clause by clause analysis

Clause 1 is the Title clause.

Clause 2 is the commencement clause. The Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Clause 3 provides that the Act amends the Auckland Domain Act 1987.

Clause 4 sets out the purpose of the Act, which is—

• to update the reference to Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (Incorporated) to Auckland Tennis Incorporated;

• to extend the term of lease Auckland City Council is empowered to grant Auckland Tennis Incorporated from 21 years to up to 50 years and to provide that Auckland Tennis Incorporated is able, with the consent of Auckland City Council, to sublease the land which is the subject of the lease;

• to amend the legal description of the land that may be leased to Auckland Tennis Incorporated.

Clause 5 amends section 7 by—

• updating the reference to Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (Incorporated) to Auckland Tennis Incorporated;

• providing for Auckland City Council to renew Auckland Tennis Incorporated's lease for the land described in Schedule 1A for a period of up to 50 years and allowing Auckland Tennis Incorporated to sublease that land.

Clause 6 repeals the previous legal description of the land that may be leased by Auckland City Council to Auckland Tennis Incorporated in the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1974.