Vote: Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill — In Committee 
Vote: Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments as amended be agreed to. 
Ayes 64 
New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. 
Noes 57 
New Zealand Labour 43; Green Party 8; Maori Party 5; Progressive 1. 
Amendments agreed to. 
The question was put that the following amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 45 be agreed to: 
to omit subsection (2)(e) of new section 75AA; 
to omit subsection (2)(d) of new section 75; and 
to insert the following new heading and section after new section 76B: 
“Council-controlled organisations must hold specified meetings in public 
“76CCouncil-controlled organisations must hold specified meetings in public 
“(1)The board of each council-controlled organisation of the Auckland Council must nominate in its statement of intent for each financial year 2 of its meetings during that year to be open to members of the public. 
“(2)for the purpose of subsection (1)— 
“(a)1 meeting must be held before 30 June each year for the purpose of considering comments from shareholders on the organisation’s draft statement of intent for the following financial year; and 
“(b)the other meeting must be held after 1 July each year for the purpose of considering the organisation’s performance under its statement of intent in the previous financial year. 
“(3)The statement of intent must also specify how the meetings will be publicly notified (for example by notice in 1 or more newspapers). 
“(4)In respect of each meeting held in accordance with this section the board must allocate a reasonable amount of time for members of the public attending the meeting to address the board in relation to the subject matter of the meeting. 
“(5)Meetings held pursuant to this section shall be subject to the rules and requirements that normally apply to the meetings of the board of the council-controlled organisation (including for example under its constitution) provided that this section prevails in the event of any conflict between this section and the rules and requirements that normally apply to meetings of the board.” 
Amendments agreed to. 
The question was put that the following amendments in the name of Dr Paul Hutchison to clause 45 be agreed to: 
to insert in new section 66A(1) “the rural sector” after “the private sector”; and  
to insert in new section 66A(5) “the rural sector” after “the private sector”. 
Amendments agreed to. 
The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Papers 128 130 131 134 and 135 in the name of David Clendon and the following amendment in his name to clause 45 be agreed to: 
to add to new section 75A the following subsection: 
“(3)Each substantive council-controlled organisation must seek guidance and where appropriate a decision from the Council when dealing with any matter that is— 
“(a)(i)a matter that is listed under section 75AA(2); and 
(ii)the substantive council-controlled organisation is dealing with the matter prior to the adoption of an accountability policy under section 75AA; or 
“(b)a matter upon which the substantive council-controlled organisation considers the accountability policy adopted under section 75AA and any plan (including a local board plan) or strategy of the Council are contradictory or ambiguous.”