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Local Government Act 2002

Council-controlled organisations and council organisations

55: Outline of Part

You could also call this:

“This part explains how councils can create special groups to do some of their work and how these groups should behave”

This part of the law sets up two important things for you to know about. First, it tells you about the rules for how council-controlled organisations and council organisations should be run and how they should report on what they do. Second, it explains how local authorities can move some of their work to council-controlled organisations. These rules help make sure that these organisations work properly and tell people what they’re doing.

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Part 5 Council-controlled organisations and council organisations

55Outline of Part

  1. This Part establishes—

  2. requirements for the governance and accountability of council-controlled organisations and council organisations; and
    1. procedures for the transfer of local authority undertakings to council-controlled organisations.