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Local Government Act 2002

Structure and reorganisation of local government - Local Government Commission

29: Commission is body corporate with full powers

You could also call this:

“The Commission is a special group with powers to do its job forever”

The Local Government Commission is a special group that exists forever. It’s like a legal person that can do many things.

You can think of the Commission as having special powers to do its job. It can do any activity, act, or make any deal it needs to. The Commission has all the rights and powers it needs to do these things.

The Commission is also a public office. This means it has to follow the rules in the Public Records Act 2005. This law tells the Commission how to take care of its records and information.

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Local Government Commission

29Commission is body corporate with full powers

  1. The Commission is a body corporate with perpetual succession.

  2. For the purpose of performing its functions, the Commission has—

  3. full capacity to carry on or undertake any activity, do any act, or enter into any transaction; and
    1. for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers, and privileges.

      1. The Commission is a public office for the purposes of the Public Records Act 2005.

      Notes
      • Section 29(3): inserted, on , by section 15 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 54).