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Local Government Act 2002

Regulations, other Orders in Council, and rules - Rules establishing requirements of form

261I: Secretary may make rules establishing requirements of form

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"Secretary can make rules to help local authorities share information in a clear and accessible way"

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The Secretary can make rules about how local authorities present information or documents. You need to know that these rules are for information that local authorities must make public or give to people. The Secretary wants to make sure this information is easy for everyone to access, including people with disabilities.

The Secretary has to talk to every local authority before making these rules. They also have to publish a notice in the Gazette and give people time to comment on the proposed rules.

The rules come into effect 28 days after they are published, or on a later date specified in the rules, as stated in the Legislation Act 2019. These rules are a type of secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 11Regulations, other Orders in Council, and rules
Rules establishing requirements of form

261ISecretary may make rules establishing requirements of form

  1. The Secretary may make rules establishing requirements of form for information or documents that a local authority is required under this Act or any other Act to make publicly available or to provide to anyone.

  2. The purposes for which rules may be made under subsection (1) are—

  3. to ensure that information or documents that a local authority is required to make publicly available are widely accessible, including to persons with disabilities:
    1. to ensure that information that a local authority is required to make publicly available is presented in a reusable format to facilitate collation or research.

      1. Before making any such rules, the Secretary must—

      2. consult every local authority; and
        1. publish in the Gazette a notice of his or her intention to make the rules; and
          1. give interested persons a reasonable time, which must be specified in the notice, to make submissions on the proposal.

            1. Repealed

            2. Rules made under this section are effective 28 days after the date of publication under the Legislation Act 2019, or on any later date that is specified in the rules.

            3. Rules under this section—

            4. are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements); but
              1. commence in accordance with subsection (5).

                Notes
                • Section 261I: inserted, on , by section 25 of the Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 6).
                • Section 261I(4): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                • Section 261I(5): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                • Section 261I(6): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).