“member,—

• “(a) in relation to the Auckland Council, means—

  • “(i) a person who has been declared to be elected under the Local Electoral Act 2001 as the mayor of Auckland or other member of the governing body of the Auckland Council; and

  • “(ii) a person who, as the result of further election or appointment under that Act, the Local Government Act 2002, or the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, is an office holder in relation to the Auckland Council (for example, as chairperson of a committee of the council):

• “(b) in relation to a local board, means—

  • “(i) a person who has been declared to be elected as a member of that local board under the Local Electoral Act 2001; and

  • “(ii) a person who, as the result of further election or appointment under that Act, the Local Government Act 2002, or the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, is an office holder in relation to the board (for example, as chairperson of the board)”.

“5 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to members of Auckland Council

• “(1) The remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to the members of the Auckland Council are—

  • “(a) the remuneration set out in Schedule 1; and

  • “(b) the expenses and allowances payable in accordance with clauses 9 to 13; and

  • “(c) the resource consent hearing fees payable in accordance with clause 14; and

  • “(d) to members other than the mayor, the deputy mayor, and members who are chairpersons of committees of the whole, an establishment allowance of $4,667.

  “(2) A member of the Auckland Council is not entitled to be paid a meeting fee other than a resource consent hearing fee.

  “(3) Despite subclause (2), the mayor of Auckland is not entitled to be paid a resource consent hearing fee.”

“6 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to members of local boards

• “(1) The remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to the members of local boards are—

  • “(a) the remuneration set out in Schedule 2; and

  • “(b) the expenses and allowances payable in accordance with clauses 9 to 13; and

  • “(c) the resource consent hearing fees payable in accordance with clause 14.

  “(2) A member of a local board is not entitled to be paid a meeting fee other than a resource consent hearing fee.”

• “(c) a pre-hearing meeting held under section 99 of the Resource Management Act 1991 in relation to a hearing referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or

• “(d) a hearing relating to a private change in a district or regional plan or policy statement requested under clause 21 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991; or”.

“8 Meaning of hearing time

• “(1) In this determination, hearing time—

  • “(a) means the time spent by a member hearing a matter referred to in clause 7(1); and

  • “(b) includes the time spent by a member—

    • “(i) at any formal committee deliberations in relation to a resource consent hearing; and

    • “(ii) at a formal site inspection as part of a group inspection or a part of a pre-hearing meeting described in clause 7(1)(c); and

    • “(iii) determining a notified resource consent application where a formal hearing does not take place.

  “(2) In this determination, hearing time does not include the time spent by a member—

  • “(a) preparing for a resource consent hearing; or

  • “(b) inspecting a site, except where subclause (1)(b)(ii) applies.”

“Expenses

“9 Expenses may be reimbursed in accordance with rules determined by Remuneration Authority

• “(1) The Auckland Council may reimburse members for expenses in accordance with rules determined by the Remuneration Authority.

  “(2) The Auckland Council may reimburse the members of its local boards for expenses in accordance with rules determined by the Remuneration Authority.

  “(3) The Auckland Council must, during the hours that its offices are open to the public, allow members of the public to inspect the rules described in subclauses (1) and (2).

“Allowances

“10 Vehicle mileage allowance

• “(1) The Auckland Council may pay a member or a member of a local board a vehicle mileage allowance for travel by the member on a day, but only if—

  • “(a) the member is not otherwise provided with a vehicle by the Council; and

  • “(b) the distance travelled by the member on the day exceeds the threshold distance; and

  • “(c) the travel is—

    • “(i) in a private vehicle; and

    • “(ii) on the Council's business; and

    • “(iii) by the most direct route that is reasonable in the circumstances.

  “(2) The vehicle mileage allowance payable to a member in respect of a day is payable only for that part of the member's travel that exceeds the threshold distance.

  “(3) The maximum vehicle mileage allowance payable to a member in a 12-month period (pro-rated for the period of this determination) is—

  • “(a) $0.70 per kilometre for the first 5 000 kilometres:

  • “(b) $0.35 per kilometre for any distance over 5 000 kilometres.

  “(4) In this clause,—

  “on the Council's business includes—

  • “(a) on the business of any local board of the Auckland Council; and

  • “(b) travel to and from a member's residence to the offices of the Auckland Council or a local board

  “threshold distance means the distance set by the Auckland Council, which must not be less than 30 kilometres.

“11 Travel time allowance

• “(1) The Auckland Council may pay a member or a member of a local board a travel time allowance for travel by the member on a day, but only if—

  • “(a) the travel time of the member on the day exceeds the threshold time; and

  • “(b) the travel is on the Council's business; and

  • “(c) the travel is by the quickest form of transport reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • “(d) the office of the member cannot be properly regarded as a full-time position.

  “(2) The travel time allowance payable to a member in respect of a day is payable only for that part of the member's travel that exceeds the threshold time.

  “(3) The maximum amount payable is $15 per hour.

  “(4) In this clause,—

  “on the Council's business includes—

  • “(a) on the business of any local board of the Auckland Council; and

  • “(b) travel to and from a member's residence to the offices of the Auckland Council or a local board

  “threshold time means the time set by the Auckland Council, which must not be less than 2 hours.

“12 Communications allowance

• “(1) The Auckland Council may pay a communications allowance to members and members of its local boards for expenses relating to 1 or more of the following:

  • “(a) a mobile telephone:

  • “(b) a computer or ancillary equipment:

  • “(c) an Internet connection.

  “(2) The maximum amount of the allowance is $500 for each member for the period of this determination.

  “(3) However, the allowance is not payable to a member to the extent that the Auckland Council provides him or her with—

  • “(a) the use of a mobile telephone; or

  • “(b) the use of a computer and ancillary equipment; or

  • “(c) an Internet connection.

“13 Other allowances may be paid in accordance with rules determined by Remuneration Authority

• “(1) The Auckland Council may pay allowances other than those set out in clauses 10 to 12 to members and members of its local boards in accordance with rules determined by the Remuneration Authority.

  “(2) The Auckland Council must, during the hours that its offices are open to the public, allow members of the public to inspect the rules described in subclause (1).

“Resource consent hearing fees

“14 Fees for attending resource consent hearing

• “(1) A member of the Auckland Council or one of its local boards who acts as the chairperson of a resource consent hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of $85 per hour of hearing time.

  “(2) A member of the Auckland Council or one of its local boards who is not the chairperson of a resource consent hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of $68 per hour of hearing time.

  “(3) For any period of hearing time that is less than 1 hour, the fee must be apportioned accordingly.

  “(4) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), a resource consent hearing fee for a pre-hearing meeting held under section 99 of the Resource Management Act 1991 is payable to only 1 member.

  “(5) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), resource consent hearing fees are not payable to the mayor or the chairperson of a local board.”