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Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill 66-1 (2018), Government Bill – New Zealand Legislation
The amendments contained within this Bill will achieve this by—
clarifying and updating statutory provisions to give effect to the intended purposes of the Acts and their provisions, and to keep the regulatory system up to date and relevant:
The local government legislative framework is a complex arrangement of multiple Acts and regulations. Over time, amendments to local government legislation have introduced errors and inconsistencies into the regulatory system. In addition, the regulatory system should be flexible to keep pace with technological opportunities, process improvements, and community expectations.
The Bill responds to the New Zealand Productivity Commission’s July 2014 report Regulatory institutions and practices. The New Zealand Productivity Commission found that it can be difficult to find time on the Parliamentary calendar for “repairs and maintenance” of existing legislation. As a result, regulatory agencies often have to work with legislation that is out of date or not fit for purpose. This can create unnecessary costs, complexity, and ambiguity for regulators and regulated parties. It also means the regulatory regimes may not keep up with public or political expectations.
The amendments to the Dog Control Act 1996 will replace the definition of disability assist dog, align the notification requirements of local authorities with those in the Local Government Act 2002, and clarify which organisations are authorised to certify dogs as disability assist dogs.
The changes to the Local Government Act 2002 will provide for efficient local government operations and administration as well as effective local governance and representation. The changes will also reduce filing requirements on local government and will improve document accessibility. This will be achieved by:
inserting a definition of Internet site and updating or aligning other definitions:
aligning the delegation and sub-delegation powers of local authorities:
requiring digital public notices:
removing the requirements to send copies of long-term plans, annual reports, and annual plans to various entities and to have a statement on the quantified limit on rates within the long-term plans:
enabling the Secretary for Local Government to set requirements of form for documents or information that must be made publicly available.
This amendment will remove the requirement to send a copy of any resolution setting rates to the Secretary for Local Government, and instead require only that it be made publicly available.
The changes to the Rates Rebate Act 1973 will update the definition of income to reflect changes arising from the Veterans’ Support Act 2014, and to clarify provisions relating to the eligibility of retirement village residents in relation to rates rebates.
A copy of the statement can be found at http://legislation.govt.nz/disclosure.aspx?type=bill&subtype=government&year=2018&no=66
The Department of Internal Affairs produced a regulatory impact assessment on 23 June 2016 to help inform the main policy decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this Bill.
Clause 2 provides that this Bill comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
Part 1Amendments to Dog Control Act 1996
Clause 3 provides that this Part amends the Dog Control Act 1996.
Clause 4 replaces the definition of disability assist dog in section 2, the definition now referring to the organisations listed in new Schedule 5.
Clause 5 amends the notice requirements in section 10A for public notification of a local authority’s report on its dog control policy and practices to require that public notice of the report be given in the manner in which public notice is given under the Local Government Act 2002 (which now includes notice on the local authority’s Internet site).
Clause 6 replaces the former power in section 78D to make Orders in Council specifying organisations that are authorised to certify dogs as disability assist dogs with a power to amend the new Schedule 5 list of such organisations by Order in Council.
Clause 7 inserts a new Schedule 5 that lists the organisations that are authorised to certify dogs as disability assist dogs.
Part 2Amendments to Local Electoral Act 2001
Clause 8 provides that this Part amends the Local Electoral Act 2001.
Clause 9 amends section 4 to add a new principle that the Act is designed to implement: a principle of representative and substantial electoral participation in local elections and polls.
Clause 10 inserts new section 15(2)﻿(da) to add a new responsibility for electoral officers to facilitate and foster representative and substantial electoral participation.
Clause 11 replaces section 115(1) to make it applicable to all elections, not only triennial general elections.
Part 3Amendment to Local Government Act 1974
Clause 12 provides that this Part amends the Local Government Act 1974.
Clause 13 amends section 336(9) of the Local Government Act 1974 to allow the provision to interact correctly with section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002.
Part 4Amendments to Local Government Act 2002
Clause 14 provides that this Part amends the Local Government Act 2002.
Clause 15 amends section 5(1) to insert a definition of Internet site, to replace the definition of public notice so that it includes making a matter available on the local authority’s Internet site, and to replace the definition of working day so that it will be consistent with other Acts. It also amends section 5(3) to reflect the new definition of Internet site.
Clause 16 replaces section 93(10), eliminating the present requirement to send copies of the long-term plan to various entities, instead requiring only that it be made publicly available (which includes making it available on the local authority’s Internet site).
Clause 17 amends section 93C to delete the reference to a quantified limit on rates in subsection (2) and to reflect the new definition of Internet site in subsection (3).
Clause 18 replaces section 95(7), eliminating the present requirement to send copies of the annual plan to various entities, requiring only that it be made publicly available (which includes making it available on the local authority’s Internet site).
Clause 19 amends section 95A(3)﻿(c) to reflect the new definition of Internet site.
Clause 20 replaces section 98(6), eliminating the present requirement to send copies of the annual report to various entities, requiring only that it be made publicly available (which includes making it available on the local authority’s Internet site).
Clause 21 amends section 101A(3)﻿(b)﻿(i) to delete any reference to a quantified limit on rates.
Clauses 22 to 24 amend sections 261B(4)﻿(b), 261G(1)﻿(c), and 261H(1)﻿(c), respectively, to reflect the new definition of Internet site.
Clause 25 inserts a new cross-heading and new section 261I to allow the Secretary for Local Government, by order, to establish requirements of form for documents or information that a local authority is legally required to make publicly available or to provide to anyone.
Clause 26 amends Schedule 7 by—
amending a cross-reference in clause 19(5) to add a reference to new clause 22A:
replacing clause 22 to create 2 distinct kinds of out-of-the-ordinary meetings of a local authority: extraordinary meetings and emergency meetings:
amending clause 32(3) to clarify that any sub-delegation under that clause is to be to the same limited class as that to which the powers were first delegated.
Clause 27 amends clause 11(b) of Schedule 10 to reflect the new definition of Internet site.
Part 5Amendments to Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Clause 28 provides that this Part amends the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Clause 29 inserts a definition of Internet site in section 2(1) and replaces the definition of publicly notified to require making a notice available on the local authority’s Internet site.
Clause 30 replaces section 46(3) and (4) to provide for extraordinary meetings or emergency meetings that cannot be publicly notified in the usual way to be notified as soon as practicable and by means that include notice on the local authority’s Internet site.
Part 6Amendment to Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
Clause 31 provides that this Part amends the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.
Clause 32 replaces section 23(5), eliminating the present requirement to send a copy of any resolution setting rates to the Secretary for Local Government, requiring only that it be made publicly available on the local authority’s Internet site.
Part 7Amendment to Rates Rebate Act 1973
Clause 33 provides that this Part amends the Rates Rebate Act 1973.
Clause 34 replaces paragraph (d)﻿(ii) of the definition of income in section 2(1) to reflect the new forms of payments under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.
Clause 35 replaces section 7A(1)﻿(a) to clarify that the section applies to residents of retirement villages having a residential unit in the village who are not the ratepayers for that unit (even if the unit itself may be separately rated).
10 Section 15 amended (General duties of electoral officer)
11 Section 115 amended (When members come into office)
12 Amendment to Local Government Act 1974
13 Section 336 amended (Pedestrian malls)
14 Amendments to Local Government Act 2002
15 Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
This Act is the Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Act 2018.
The territorial authority must give public notice, as defined in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002, of the report.
After section 15(2)﻿(d), insert:
facilitating and fostering representative and substantial electoral participation:
The Secretary may make rules establishing requirements of form for documents or information that a local authority is required under this Act or any other Act to make publicly available or to provide to anyone.
is published in at least 1 daily newspaper circulating in the region or district of the local authority or in 1 or more other newspapers that have a combined circulation in that region or district at least equivalent to that of a daily newspaper circulating in that region or district