Topic
Local councils
This page contains different parts of laws about Local councils, within the topic of Government and voting.
Important laws about Local councils
Conservation Act 1987
How freshwater fishing plans are created, checked, and updated
17K: Procedure for preparation, approval, review, and amendment of freshwater fisheries management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How to make and change plans for managing sports fish and game in New Zealand
17M: Procedure for preparation, approval, review, and amendment of sports fish and game management plans
Conservation Act 1987
What Transitional Councils can and must do, although they don't exist anymore
26O: Functions and powers of Transitional Councils
Conservation Act 1987
Council members are not personally responsible for mistakes made by the Council
26ZB: Members not personally liable
Conservation Act 1987
Councils helping to protect conservation areas
35: Local authority contributions
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Getting Access to Information from Local Authorities
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
What the law is called and when it started
1: Short Title and commencement
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
What special words mean in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
2: Interpretation
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
This law helps you access information from local councils so you can be involved and see how they make decisions.
4: Purposes
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Councils must give you information unless they have a good reason not to.
5: Principle of availability
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
When the council can keep information secret from you
6: Conclusive reasons for withholding official information
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
When councils can keep information secret for good reasons, like protecting people or businesses.
7: Other reasons for withholding official information
More laws about Local councils
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Remember that AI can make mistakes, and just reading the law isn't enough to understand how it could be used in court.