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Schedule 3 Reorganisation of local authorities

s 24

Schedule 3: replaced, on 5 December 2012, by section 36 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 93).

1	Overview
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 Reorganisation investigations
	Subpart 1—Reorganisation initiatives and investigation requests
3	Who may propose reorganisation initiative or make investigation request
4	Contents of reorganisation initiative or investigation request
5	Action on receipt of reorganisation initiative or investigation request
	Subpart 2—Reorganisation investigations
6	Factors Commission must have regard to when deciding whether to undertake reorganisation investigation
7	Commission must adopt reorganisation investigation process
8	Commission may require assistance and undertake inquiries when conducting investigations and preparing reorganisation plan
9	Commission may issue report
10	Objectives that Commission must consider in reorganisation investigation
11	Completion of investigation
12	Promotion of good local government [Repealed]
13	Procedure after preferred option determined [Repealed]
	Part 2 Reorganisation plans
	Subpart 1—Adoption and notification of reorganisation plan
12	Commission may adopt reorganisation plan
13	Notification of reorganisation plan
	Subpart 1A—Content of reorganisation plans
14	Content of reorganisation plan
15	Local boards
16	Cities
17	Appropriate boundaries
18	Representation
19	Communities
19A	Transfer of functions
19B	Committees and joint committees
19C	Local authorities with joint roles
20	Consultation on proposal [Repealed]
21	Decisions on draft proposals [Repealed]
22	Notification of final proposal [Repealed]
	Subpart 1B—Local authority-led reorganisation applications
22A	Local authorities may develop and adopt reorganisation plan
22B	Application to Commission
22C	Commission review of local authority-led reorganisation application
	Subpart 2—Polls
23	Application of this subpart
24	Petition to require poll [Repealed]
25	Poll to be held
26	Timing of poll
27	Official result of poll
28	Fate of reorganisation plan after poll
	Subpart 3—Advertising
29	Interpretation
30	Advertising in relation to polls
31	Provision of referential information
32	Authorisation of advertising
	Part 3 Transition bodies
33	Application
34	Establishment and purpose of transition body
35	Composition and membership of transition body
36	Roles and functions of transition body
37	Accountability arrangements for transition body
38	Appointment of interim chief executive
39	Interim chief executive may appoint staff, enter into contracts, and call first meeting of local authority
40	Apportionment of transition costs
	Part 4 Reorganisation implementation schemes
	Subpart 1—Preparation of reorganisation implementation schemes
41	Preparation of reorganisation implementation scheme
	Subpart 2—Contents of and provisions that apply to reorganisation implementation schemes
42	Provisions for inclusion in reorganisation implementation scheme
42A	Content of reorganisation implementation scheme in respect of local boards
43	Provisions to be included if necessary or desirable
	Subpart 3—Implementation and effect of reorganisations
44	Application
45	Provisions that apply to reorganisation unless modified or excluded
46	Bylaws
47	No compensation payable if responsibility transferred
48	Payment if trading undertaking transferred
49	Employees
50	KiwiSaver Act 2006 does not apply to transferred employee
51	Certain matters not affected by transfer of responsibilities, duties, or powers
52	Registers
53	Apportionment of assets and liabilities
54	Apportionment of fuel tax revenue
	Subpart 4—Tax treatment of assets transferred in reorganisation
55	Application
56	General treatment
57	Income and expenditure
58	Holding companies
59	Valuation of assets
60	Apportionment on transfers to multiple receiving entities
61	Goods and services tax
62	Associated persons

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