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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Auckland Council - Local boards

11A: Indemnification and liability of local board members

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"Protection and responsibility for local board members"

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If you are a member of a local board, some rules from the Local Government Act 2002 apply to you. These rules are in sections 43, 46, and 47 of that Act. You are treated as if you were a member of the Auckland Council when these rules apply to you.

You can be liable under section 46 or 47 of the Local Government Act 2002, but only for things that are your local board's responsibility. This means you are responsible for what your local board does.

The rules from the Local Government Act 2002 help decide what you are responsible for as a local board member.

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Part 2Auckland Council
Local boards

11AIndemnification and liability of local board members

  1. Sections 43, 46, and 47 of the Local Government Act 2002 apply to a member of a local board, with any necessary modifications, as if the member were a member of the Auckland Council.

  2. However, a member of a local board can be liable under section 46 or 47 of that Act only in respect of a matter that is the responsibility of the member's local board.

Notes
  • Section 11A: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).