New Zealand Local Government Commission Legislative Review: Index

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The Commission was required by section 32 of the Local Government Act 2002 to review the operation of that Act and the Local Electoral Act 2001.

The Commission presented its report (both a summary report and main report) on its review to the Minister of Local Government in July 2008.

Without limiting the scope of the review, the Commission was required to determine and assess –

the impact of conferring on local authorities full capacity, rights, powers and privileges; and
the cost-effectiveness of consultation and planning procedures; and
the impact of increasing participation in local government and improving representation on local authorities.

These issues are addressed in the Commission's report. To view the Commission's report see:

Summary Report 522K

Main Report 2163K

Related documents:
Discussions with selected councils on engagement and decision-making requirements of Part 6 of the Local Government Act:

Review of Local Government Act 2002 engagement and decision-making provisions (November 2007) 301K.

Survey of councils:

Councils' experiences with the Local Government Act 2002 415K.

Local authority engagement with Maori:

Background paper: Local authority engagement with Maori (June 2008) 378K.

Social research conducted to inform the review:

Post (local) elections survey 2007 (issued January 2008) 805K

National survey 2007 - knowledge of, and participation in, local government (issued February 2008) 714K

The Submitter Experience - Report No. 1: Understanding Experiences of Interacting with Local Government: A qualitative study (issued February 2008) 306K

The Submitter Experience - Report No. 2: Understanding Experiences of Interacting with Local Government: A qualitative study (issued March 2008) 552K.

Section 32 of the Local Government Act 2002 enabled the Commission to report to the Minister of Local Government, by 1 July 2005, on any amendments it considered should be made to the Local Government Act or the Local Electoral Act before the 2007 local elections. The Commission submitted an initial report to the Minister of Local Government, on 1 July 2005. To view the Commission's initial report see:

Initial Review of the Local Government Act 2002 and the Local Electoral Act 2001 475K.

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Review of the Local Government Act 2002 and the Local Electoral Act 2001