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Local Government Act 2002

Governance and management of local authorities and community boards - Community boards

50: Membership of community boards

You could also call this:

“Who can be part of a community board”

A community board is made up of two types of members. The first type is people who are elected by the community. These elections happen according to the rules in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The second type is people who might be chosen by the local council. If the council decides to appoint members, they must do this following the rules in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The local council that can appoint members is the one that looks after the area where the community board is located.

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Part 4 Governance and management of local authorities and community boards
Community boards

50Membership of community boards

  1. The membership of a community board consists of—

  2. members elected under the Local Electoral Act 2001; and
    1. members (if any) of, and appointed in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001 by, the territorial authority in whose district the relevant community is situated.