19JAAReview of local board area boundaries by unitary authority

1. A unitary authority may, when it passes a resolution under section 19H, determine by that resolution not only the matters referred to in that section but also new proposed boundaries of local board areas in the district of the unitary authority.

2. In determining new proposed boundaries of local board areas, the unitary authority must ensure that—

3. the population affected by the new proposed boundaries will not exceed the population transfer limit prescribed by regulations made under this Act; and
4. the boundaries of the local board areas will—
   1. enable democratic local decision making by, and on behalf of, communities of interest throughout the district; and
   2. enable equitable provision to be made for the current and future well-being of all communities of interest within the affected area; and
5. the boundaries of local board areas coincide with boundaries of the current statistical meshblock areas determined by Statistics New Zealand and used for parliamentary electoral purposes; and
6. so far as is practicable, local board area boundaries coincide with ward boundaries.

7. Regulations may—

8. prescribe a population transfer limit by specifying a limit on the proportion of the population of an existing local board area that would, if the new proposed boundaries were to take effect,—
   1. cease to be included in the population of that local board area; or
   2. be added to the population of that local board area:
9. apply different population transfer limits in different circumstances:
10. set out 1 or more methods by which the applicable population transfer limit is calculated.

11. This section does not prevent a unitary authority from applying to the Local Government Commission for an alteration of the boundaries of local board areas as part of a local government reorganisation under the Local Government Act 2002 instead of determining new proposed boundaries of local board areas in accordance with this section.