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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Transport management for Auckland - Governing body of Auckland Transport

43: Governing body of Auckland Transport

You could also call this:

"Who makes decisions for Auckland Transport?"

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The governing body of Auckland Transport is called the board of directors. You can think of the board of directors as a group of people who make decisions for Auckland Transport. This group has between 6 and 8 voting directors, and some of these directors can also be members of the Auckland Council.

The board of directors also includes one non-voting director who is chosen by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The Auckland Council appoints all the members of the board, including the chairperson and deputy chairperson, but they cannot appoint one of their own members as the chairperson or deputy chairperson.

If the non-voting director is absent or no longer holds their position, someone from the New Zealand Transport Agency can take their place until a new director is appointed. If there are empty seats on the board, it does not affect the work that Auckland Transport does.

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Part 4Transport management for Auckland
Governing body of Auckland Transport

43Governing body of Auckland Transport

  1. The governing body of Auckland Transport is the board of directors.

  2. The board of directors comprises—

  3. no fewer than 6 and no more than 8 voting directors, of whom 2 may be members of the governing body of the Auckland Council; and
    1. 1 non-voting director nominated by the New Zealand Transport Agency (who may be a person who is the holder of an identified office or position within the New Zealand Transport Agency).

      1. The board, including its chairperson and deputy chairperson, must be appointed by the Auckland Council. However, the Council must not appoint a member of its own governing body as the chairperson or deputy chairperson of the board.

      2. If the director referred to in subsection (2)(b) is the holder of an identified office or position within the New Zealand Transport Agency and ceases to hold that office or position, or is absent, a person authorised by that Agency may perform the director's role for the purposes of this Act until the director's successor is appointed or while the director is absent.

      3. The powers and functions of Auckland Transport are not affected by any vacancy in the membership of the board of directors.

      Notes
      • Section 43: substituted, on , by section 31 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).