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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Transport management for Auckland - Auckland Council's role in transport matters

49: Council may make operating rules for Auckland Transport

You could also call this:

"Auckland Council can make rules for Auckland Transport to follow, like how it works and makes decisions."

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The Auckland Council can make rules for Auckland Transport to follow. You need to know these rules can be about how Auckland Transport's governing body works, how it appoints staff, and how it buys or sells important assets. The Council can also make rules about how Auckland Transport employs its chief executive.

Auckland Transport must follow these rules, but the rules cannot contradict the rest of this Act or Part 5 of the Local Government Act 2002. The rules must also follow section 6(3)(d) of the Local Government Act 2002. This is to make things clear.

The Auckland Council makes these rules so Auckland Transport knows what to do. You can find more information about how these rules work in the Act. The rules help Auckland Transport work properly.

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Auckland Council's role in transport matters

49Council may make operating rules for Auckland Transport

  1. The Auckland Council may make rules by which Auckland Transport must operate, including rules in relation to—

  2. how the governing body of Auckland Transport must operate:
    1. how Auckland Transport must appoint and employ staff (including its chief executive):
      1. how Auckland Transport must acquire and dispose of significant assets.

        1. A rule made under this section must not be inconsistent with the rest of this Act or Part 5 of the Local Government Act 2002.

        2. Section 6(3)(d) of the Local Government Act 2002 applies to a rule made under this section.

        3. Subsections (2) and (3) are for the avoidance of doubt.

        Notes
        • Section 49: added, on , by section 31 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).