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Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

Review of decisions - Decisions under Part 2 and section 8

33: Requirements in relation to decision

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"What happens when a local council makes a decision and how you can find out about it"

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When a local authority makes a decision under section 32(1), you will see it published in the Gazette and notified publicly in the local area as soon as possible. The decision will include the reasons why it was made, the grounds that support those reasons, and where the advice behind the decision came from. You can find the details of the decision by looking at the notification.

When a decision is made about a recommendation from section 30(1), it can be based on the reasons the Ombudsman looked at, but not on any other reasons. The local authority will make the decision based on the information they have, and they will let you know what that decision is. You can find out about the decision by checking the public notification.

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Part 5Review of decisions
Decisions under Part 2 and section 8

33Requirements in relation to decision

  1. Every decision made by a local authority under section 32(1) shall be published in the Gazette and publicly notified within the district of that local authority as soon as practicable after it is made.

  2. Every decision made under section 32(1) shall set out—

  3. the reasons for the decision; and
    1. the grounds in support of those reasons; and
      1. the source and purport of any advice on which the decision is based.

        1. A decision made under section 32(1) in relation to a recommendation made under section 30(1) may be made for all or any of the reasons for the decision reviewed by the Ombudsman (being reasons that were before the Ombudsman when the recommendation was made) but for no other reasons.

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