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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Auckland Council - Local boards

12: Status of local boards

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"What local boards can and can't do in your community"

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You are part of a community that has a local board. A local board is not a separate organisation, it is part of the Auckland Council. You need to know that a local board cannot own things, make contracts, hire staff or go to court on its own. It has to follow the rules of the Auckland Council.

A local board makes some decisions for the Auckland Council, as stated in section 16. This means you have a say in what happens in your community through your local board. The local board's decisions are important, but it still has to work within the Auckland Council's rules.

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Part 2Auckland Council
Local boards

12Status of local boards

  1. A local board is an unincorporated body.

  2. A local board is not a local authority, a community board, or a committee of the governing body.

  3. A local board does not have separate legal standing from the Auckland Council and therefore, without limitation, may not—

  4. acquire, hold, or dispose of property; or
    1. enter into contracts; or
      1. appoint, suspend, or remove employees; or
        1. commence, or be a party to, or be heard in legal proceedings.

          1. Nothing in this section limits the responsibility of a local board to make the decisions of the Auckland Council that are allocated to it in accordance with section 16.

          Notes
          • Section 12(3): replaced, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
          • Section 12(4): inserted, on , by section 77 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).