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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Auckland Council - Local boards

11: Membership of local boards

You could also call this:

"Who can be on a local board and how many members it can have"

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The number of members for each local board is decided by the Local Government Commission under section 34(1)(c). You can think of the Local Government Commission as a group that helps make decisions about local governments. The number of members for each local board can be changed, but it must always be between 5 and 12 members.

This change can happen in two ways: as a result of a review by the Council under the Local Electoral Act 2001, or as part of a local government reorganisation under the Local Government Act 2002.

When you become a member of a local board, you must be elected in accordance with this Act and the Local Electoral Act 2001. You will also need to elect a chairperson from among yourselves using one of the systems of voting set out in clause 25(3) and (4) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.

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Local boards

11Membership of local boards

  1. The initial number of members for each local board is determined by the Local Government Commission under section 34(1)(c).

  2. The number of members for each local board may be altered in either of the following ways, but must at all times be no fewer than 5 and no more than 12 members:

  3. as a consequence of a review carried out by the Council under the Local Electoral Act 2001:
    1. as part of a local government reorganisation under the Local Government Act 2002.

      1. Members of a local board—

      2. must be elected in accordance with this Act and the Local Electoral Act 2001; and
        1. must elect a chairperson from among themselves using one of the systems of voting set out in clause 25(3) and (4) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.

          1. Repealed

          2. Repealed

          3. Repealed

          4. Repealed
          Notes
          • Section 11(1): amended, on , by section 12(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).
          • Section 11(1A): inserted, on , by section 12(2) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).
          • Section 11(1A)(a): amended, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 11(1A)(b): amended, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 11(1A)(b): amended, on , by section 43 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 93).
          • Section 11(2): substituted, on , by section 12(3) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).
          • Section 11(2)(a): amended, on , by section 5 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 19).
          • Section 11(3): repealed, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 11(4): repealed, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 11(5): repealed, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 11(6): repealed, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).