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Local Electoral Act 2001

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

19L: Distribution of copies of resolution

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"Sending copies of important council decisions to key people"

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When a territorial authority or regional council makes a resolution under section 19H, 19I, 19J, or 19JAA, they must send a copy of that resolution to certain people. You send it to the Commission, the Surveyor-General, the Government Statistician, and the Remuneration Authority. If a regional council makes the resolution, they must also send a copy to every territorial authority in their region.

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

19LDistribution of copies of resolution

  1. If a territorial authority or regional council makes a resolution under section 19H, 19I, 19J, or 19JAA, that territorial authority or regional council must, as soon as practicable after making that resolution,—

  2. send a copy of that resolution to—
    1. the Commission; and
      1. the Surveyor-General; and
        1. the Government Statistician; and
          1. the Remuneration Authority; and
          2. in the case of a resolution made by a regional council, send a copy of that resolution to every territorial authority whose district or a part of whose district is within the region; and
            1. in the case of a resolution made by a territorial authority, send a copy of that resolution to any regional council for a region in which the district of the territorial authority or any part of that district is situated.

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              Notes
              • Section 19L: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
              • Section 19L: amended, on , by section 13(1) of the Local Government Electoral Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 57).
              • Section 19L(a)(iv): replaced, on , by section 10 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).