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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Auckland Council - Auckland Council established as unitary authority

7: Decision-making of Council shared between governing body and local boards

You could also call this:

"Auckland Council's governing body and local boards work together to make decisions for the city."

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The Auckland Council is made up of two main parts: the governing body and the local boards. You can think of it like a team with two sub-teams working together. The governing body and local boards share the decision-making responsibilities, which means they work together to make decisions about what the Council does. This is explained in more detail in sections 14 to 23 of this Act.

When the Council makes a governance statement, as required by section 40 of the Local Government Act 2002, it must include information about how the governing body and local boards work together and make decisions.

The Council's governance statement must describe and explain how the decision-making responsibilities are shared between the governing body and the local boards, so you can understand how they work together to make decisions for Auckland.

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Part 2Auckland Council
Auckland Council established as unitary authority

7Decision-making of Council shared between governing body and local boards

  1. Despite section 41 of the Local Government Act 2002, for the purposes of carrying out its functions, responsibilities, and duties and exercising its powers as a territorial authority and a regional council,—

  2. the Auckland Council has a two-tier governance structure comprising the governing body and the local boards; and
    1. the decision-making responsibilities of the Auckland Council are shared between the governing body and the local boards in accordance with sections 14 to 23 of this Act.

      1. A governance statement prepared by the Council for the purposes of section 40 of the Local Government Act 2002 must include a description and explanation of the matters referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

      Notes
      • Section 7(2): added, on , by section 10 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).