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Local Government Act 2002

Council-controlled organisations and council organisations - Directors

60: Decisions relating to operation of council-controlled organisations

You could also call this:

“Rules for how councils make choices about the groups they control”

When an organisation is controlled by a council, all decisions about how it operates must be made by its board or someone the board has given authority to. The board must make these decisions based on two important documents: the statement of intent and the organisation’s constitution. The statement of intent outlines what the organisation plans to do, and the constitution sets out the rules for how it should operate. This means that the board can’t just make decisions however they want - they have to follow these guidelines to make sure they’re doing what’s best for the organisation and the community it serves.

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Part 5 Council-controlled organisations and council organisations
Directors

60Decisions relating to operation of council-controlled organisations

  1. All decisions relating to the operation of a council-controlled organisation must be made by, or under the authority of, the board of the organisation in accordance with—

  2. its statement of intent; and
    1. its constitution.

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