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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Board promoting issues of significance for mana whenua groups and mataawaka of Tamaki Makaurau

86: Board's powers

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"What the board is allowed to do to achieve its goals"

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The board can talk to anyone they think will help them do their job. They can set up committees to help them make decisions and carry out their work. The board can also ask for advice when they need it to do their job properly.

The board has the power to do anything else they need to do to achieve their goals, as long as it fits with the rules in this part of the law. You can find more information about the law that governs the board's powers in the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 and the amendments made by the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010. The board's powers are outlined to help them work with mana whenua groups and mataawaka of Tamaki Makaurau.

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Part 7Board promoting issues of significance for mana whenua groups and mataawaka of Tamaki Makaurau

86Board's powers

  1. The board may consult any person who the board considers is likely to help the board in carrying out its purpose.

  2. The board may establish the committees it considers necessary to enable it to carry out its purpose.

  3. The board may seek the advice it requires to enable it to carry out its purpose.

  4. The board has any other powers that it needs to carry out its purpose and that are consistent with this Part.

Notes
  • Section 86: added, on , by section 31 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).