Local Electoral Act 2001

Representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19J: Review of community boards

You could also call this:

"Checking if community boards are working well"

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When a territorial authority makes a decision under section 19H, you need to think about community boards. You have to decide if communities and community boards are a good idea, and if so, what they should look like. You also have to think about how many members should be on each community board. You have to make decisions about things like whether to create new communities, get rid of old ones, or change their boundaries. You also have to decide how many members should be elected to each community board and how they should be elected. This can be done in different ways, such as by the whole community or by smaller subdivisions. Nothing in this section changes what is said in section 19F.

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Part 1ARepresentation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19JReview of community boards

  1. A territorial authority must, on every occasion on which it passes a resolution under section 19H, determine by that resolution, and in accordance with this Part, not only the matters referred to in that section but also whether, in light of the principle set out in section 4(1)(a) (which relates to fair and effective representation for individuals and communities),—

  2. there should be communities and community boards; and
    1. if so resolved, the nature of any community and the structure of any community board.
      1. The resolution referred to in subsection (1) must, in particular, determine—

      2. whether 1 or more communities should be constituted:
        1. whether any community should be abolished or united with another community:
          1. whether the boundaries of a community should be altered:
            1. whether a community should be subdivided for electoral purposes or whether it should continue to be subdivided for electoral purposes, as the case may require:
              1. whether the boundaries of any subdivision should be altered:
                1. the number of members of any community board:
                  1. the number of members of a community board who should be elected and the number of members of a community board who should be appointed:
                    1. whether the members of a community board who are proposed to be elected are to be elected—
                      1. by the electors of the community as a whole; or
                        1. by the electors of 2 or more subdivisions; or
                          1. if the community comprises 2 or more whole wards, by the electors of each ward:
                          2. in any case to which paragraph (h)(ii) applies,—
                            1. the proposed name and the proposed boundaries of each subdivision; and
                              1. the number of members proposed to be elected by the electors of each subdivision.
                              2. Nothing in this section limits the provisions of section 19F.

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                              Notes
                              • Section 19J: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).