Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

• Jurisdiction: New Zealand
• Reference: 1987 No 174
• Citation: 1987 No 174
• Record Number: DLM122241
• Act Number: 174
• Type of Document: Act

Contenidos

• Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
• Preamble
• Contents
• 1 Short Title and commencement
• 2 Interpretation
• 2A Temporary definition of publicly notified as result of outbreak of COVID-19
• 3 Act to bind the Crown
• 4 Purposes
• Part 1
• 5 Principle of availability
• 6 Conclusive reasons for withholding official information
• 7 Other reasons for withholding official information
• 8 Information concerning existence of certain information
• 9 Exclusion of public interest immunity
• Part 2
• 10 Requests
• 11 Assistance
• 12 Transfer of requests
• 13 Decisions on requests
• 14 Extension of time limits
• 15 Documents
• 16 Deletion of information from documents
• 17 Refusal of requests
• 17A Requests involving substantial collation or research
• 17B Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 17(e) or (f)
• 18 Reason for refusal to be given
• Part 3
• 19 Publication setting out functions of local authorities
• 20 Right of access to publication published under section 19
• 21 Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions
• 22 Right of access by person to reasons for decisions affecting that person
• Part 4
• 23 Right of access to personal information
• 24 Precautions
• 25 Correction of information
• 26 Reasons for refusal of requests for personal information
• Part 5
• 27 Functions of Ombudsmen
• 28 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
• 29 Requirements of Ombudsman to be complied with within certain period
• 29A Consultation with Privacy Commissioner
• 30 Procedure after investigation
• 31 Disclosure of certain information not to be recommended
• 32 Recommendations made to local authorities
• 33 Requirements in relation to decision
• 34 Right of review
• 35 Appeals
• 36 Complainant to be informed of result of investigation
• 37 Restriction on application for review
• 38 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
• 39 Ombudsman may require publication of summary of report
• 40 Saving in respect of Ombudsmen Act 1975
• Part 6
• 41 Protection against certain actions
• 42 Delegation of powers by local authority
• 43 Delegation of powers by officers
• 44 Savings
• 44A Land information memorandum
• Part 7
• 45 Interpretation
• 45A Application of this Part to certain local authorities
• 46 Meetings of local authorities to be publicly notified
• 46A Availability of agendas and reports
• 46B Modifications to section 46A while epidemic notice in force for COVID-19
• 47 Admission of public to meetings of local authorities
• 47A Modifications to section 47 while epidemic notice in force for COVID-19
• 48 Right of local authorities to exclude public
• 49 Provisions applying when meeting open to public
• 50 Maintenance of order
• 51 Right of public to inspect or receive copies of minutes of meeting
• 51AA Modifications to section 51 while epidemic notice in force for COVID-19
• 51A Public notification of resolution at extraordinary meeting
• 52 Defamatory matter in copy of agenda or additional particulars supplied to public or in minutes of meeting
• 53 Oral statements at local authority meetings privileged
• 54 This Part to prevail over other enactments
• Part 8
• 55 Regulations
• 56 Power to amend Schedules 1 and 2 by Order in Council
• 57 Consequential amendments to other enactments
• 58 Repeals and revocations
• 59 Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2013
• Schedules
• 1 Local authorities to which Parts 1 to 7 apply
• Part 1 Classes of local authorities
• Part 2 Particular local authorities
• 2 Local authorities (additional to those named in Schedule 1) to which Part 7 applies
• Part 1 Classes of local authorities
• Part 2 Particular local authorities
• 2A Resolution to exclude the public
• 3 Enactments amended
• Canterbury Museum Trust Board Act 1983 (1983 No 13 (L))
• Electric Power Boards Act 1925 (1925 No 38) (Reprinted 1976, Vol 4, p 3465)
• Official Information Act 1982 (1982 No 156) (RS Vol 21)
• Ombudsmen Act 1975 (1975 No 9)
• Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 (1941 No 12) (RS Vol 17, p 607)
• 4 Enactments repealed
• Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967 (1967 No 147)
• Agricultural Pests Destruction Amendment Act 1971 (1971 No...