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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Auckland Council - Governing body

8: Governing body of Auckland Council

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"The leaders of Auckland Council, including the mayor and other elected members, who make decisions for Auckland."

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The governing body of the Auckland Council is made up of a mayor and other members. You elect the mayor as the leader of the whole of Auckland. The other members, between 5 and 29 of them, are also elected, and they must be chosen in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001. You choose these members and the mayor in elections, which follow the rules set out in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The mayor is elected by all the people who vote in Auckland.

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Part 2Auckland Council
Governing body

8Governing body of Auckland Council

  1. The governing body of the Auckland Council must comprise—

  2. a mayor elected in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001; and
    1. no fewer than 5 other members and no more than 29 other members elected in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001.

      1. The mayor must be elected by the electors of Auckland as a whole.

      Notes
      • Section 8(1): replaced, on , by section 52 of the Local Government Electoral Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 57).