Vote: Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill — In Committee Third Reading 
Vote: Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill — In Committee Third Reading 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendment be agreed to. 
Ayes 58 
New Zealand Labour 43; Green Party 9; Maori Party 5; Progressive 1. 
Noes 64 
New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. 
Amendment not agreed to. 
The question was put that the following amendments in the name of Jacinda Ardern be agreed to: 
to insert in clause 4 the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order:  
Child 
 means a person under the age of 18 years. 
Young person 
 or  
young people 
 means a person or people of or over the age of 14 years but under 25 years.; 
to insert the following heading and clauses: 
Youth Representation 
12BAuckland Youth Council 
(1)This section establishes an Auckland Youth Council. 
(2)The Auckland Youth Council must comprise a representative from each Youth Forum established in section 12C. 
(3)The purpose of the Auckland Youth Council is to enable the participation of children and young people of or over the age of 12 years in the decision-making process of the Auckland Council. 
(4)The Auckland Council must assign one of its members the responsibility of liaising with and providing support to the Auckland Youth Council. 
(5)The Auckland Council must provide adequate resources to the Auckland Youth Council for the purposes of this section. 
12CTerritorial Youth Forums 
A Youth Forum is to be established for each local board area. 
(1)The purposes of the Youth Forums are to: 
(a)ascertain the views of children and young people in the local board area; and 
(b)provide an opportunity for all children and young people residing in the local board area to openly discuss and form opinions on local board issues on a regular basis; and 
(c)elect a young person attending the Youth Forum to present the views and opinions of children and young people within the local board area to the local board and the Auckland Youth Council. 
(2)The Local Board must provide adequate resources to the Youth Forum for the purposes of this section.; 
to insert after clause 13(2)(c) the following paragraph: 
(ca)must consult with and consider any views and preferences expressed by their Territorial Youth Forum on matters which affect or may affect youth; and; 
to add to clause 13B(2) the following paragraph: 
(d)consult with and consider any views and preferences expressed by the Auckland Youth Council if the decision affects or may affect the people represented by those groups.; 
to add to clause 13B the following new subclause: 
(3)(a)In addition to the requirements described in subsection (2)(d) the governing body is required to meet with the Auckland Youth Council a minimum of once every 3 months: 
(b)further it is explicitly recognised that the governing body will consult and consider any views and preferences expressed by the Auckland Youth Council in development of the LTCCP and the annual plan.; 
and to add the following clause: 
25New subsection 13(5) inserted 
The following subsection is inserted after subsection (4): 
“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of children and young people and the youth councils and forums of existing local authorities when decision-making.”