396ADe-amalgamation referendums—business cases

396A De-amalgamation referendums—business cases

396A De-amalgamation referendums—business cases

(1) For the Act, Schedule 10, clause 3(e), a business case under the Act, section 218CD(1)(a) must include the following—

(a) a cost benefit analysis of the de-amalgamation proposal, including a description and the quantitative value of the costs and benefits of the proposal,

(b) a summary of the risks of both the proposed de-amalgamation and the continuation of the amalgamated area and details of how the risks will be managed,

(c) a map of the amalgamated area that shows the former areas immediately before the date of amalgamation,

(d) if the proposed de-amalgamation will result in premises or a road being located in more than one area—details of issues arising from the premises or road being located in more than one area,

(e) details of proposed arrangements for each newly constituted area, including the following—

(i) who will exercise the functions of the councils of each newly constituted area during the transition period,

(ii) the transfer of staff, assets, rights and liabilities of the amalgamated council to the councils of each newly constituted area,

(iii) whether instruments or decisions of the amalgamated council, including codes, plans, strategies and policies, will continue in force, and, if not, details of proposed replacement instruments or decisions,

(f) details of the proposed councils of each newly constituted area, including the number of councillors of each council,

(g) if it is proposed that the newly constituted areas be divided into wards, details of the proposed wards including—

(i) the number of wards, and

(ii) the ward boundaries.

(2) In this section—

newly constituted area means an area constituted by a de-amalgamation proclamation.

transition period means the period—

(a) starting on the day the de-amalgamation proclamation for the proposed de-amalgamation takes effect, and

(b) ending on the day the first councillors are elected to the council of the newly constituted area.