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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

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87: Auckland Council information provided to board

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"Auckland Council shares secret information with the board, and the board must keep it secret."

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The Auckland Council gives information to the board. You need to know that the board cannot use its powers if it would mean sharing information that the Auckland Council told them. This information is secret because the Auckland Council would not share it with the public under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 or the Privacy Act 2020. When the board decides whether to share this information, it must have good reasons for its decision. If the Auckland Council decides that the information is secret, it must tell the board why it made that decision.

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

87Auckland Council information provided to board

  1. The board may not exercise its powers in section 86 if doing so would disclose information that—

  2. is known to the board because the Auckland Council provided it to the board; and
    1. is information that the Auckland Council would consider withholding under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 or the Privacy Act 2020 if the Council received a request for it.

      1. When the board is deciding whether subsection (1)(b) applies to information that the Council provided to the board, it must make its decision on reasonable grounds.

      2. When the Auckland Council decides that subsection (1)(b) applies to information that the Council provided to the board, it must tell the board of its decision and the reasons for its decision.

      Notes
      • Section 87: added, on , by section 31 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).
      • Section 87(1)(b): amended, on , by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).