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Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

Alternative requirements and additional powers - Alternative requirements

63: Alternative requirement: consultation on amendment to long-term plan

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"Changing a long-term plan: when to talk to your community about water services changes"

If you are a territorial authority, this section applies to you if you need to change your long-term plan for a specific reason. You might need to change your plan to give effect to a proposal for delivering water services under a water services delivery plan, which is explained in section 13(1)(k). You might also need to change your plan to establish, join, or amend a WSCCO or a joint local government arrangement under section 137 of the LGA2002.

You do not have to consult with your community about the proposal if you have already talked to them about it, and you are satisfied that they understand what it means and you know what they think about it.

This rule applies even if your significance and engagement policy, which was adopted under section 76AA of the LGA2002, says something different. For the purpose of section 60(1), you should look at sections 93(5) and 97(2)(b) of the LGA2002 to find the corresponding requirements.

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Alternative requirements

63Alternative requirement: consultation on amendment to long-term plan

  1. This section applies if a territorial authority is required to amend its long-term plan for the purpose of—

  2. a proposal to give effect to an anticipated or proposed model for delivering water services under a water services delivery plan (see section 13(1)(k)); or
    1. a proposal to establish, join, or amend a WSCCO or a joint local government arrangement under section 137 of the LGA2002.

      1. The territorial authority is not required to consult on the proposal if the authority—

      2. has already consulted its community in relation to the proposal; and
        1. is satisfied that its community has a good understanding of the implications of the proposal; and
          1. is satisfied that it understands its community’s views on the proposal.

            1. This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the authority’s significance and engagement policy adopted under section 76AA of the LGA2002.

            2. For the purpose of section 60(1), the corresponding requirements for this section are in sections 93(5) and 97(2)(b) of the LGA2002.