sec.9Communities of interest

### sec.9 Communities of interest The external boundaries of a local government area should be drawn in a way that has regard to communities of interest, including that the local government area should generally— reflect local communities, for example, the geographical pattern of human activities (where people live, work and engage in leisure activities), and the linkages between local communities; and have a centre, or centres, of administration and service easily accessible to its population; and ensure effective elected representation for residents and ratepayers; and have external boundaries that— do not divide local neighbourhoods or adjacent rural and urban areas with common interests or interdependencies, including, for example, economic, cultural and ethnic interests or interdependencies; and subject to the water catchment principle—follow the natural geographical features and non-natural features separating different communities; and do not dissect properties. The water catchment principle is the principle that water catchment areas should generally be included in the local government area they service. (sec.9-ssec.1) The external boundaries of a local government area should be drawn in a way that has regard to communities of interest, including that the local government area should generally— reflect local communities, for example, the geographical pattern of human activities (where people live, work and engage in leisure activities), and the linkages between local communities; and have a centre, or centres, of administration and service easily accessible to its population; and ensure effective elected representation for residents and ratepayers; and have external boundaries that— do not divide local neighbourhoods or adjacent rural and urban areas with common interests or interdependencies, including, for example, economic, cultural and ethnic interests or interdependencies; and subject to the water catchment principle—follow the natural geographical features and non-natural features separating different communities; and do not dissect properties. (sec.9-ssec.2) The water catchment principle is the principle that water catchment areas should generally be included in the local government area they service. - (a) reflect local communities, for example, the geographical pattern of human activities (where people live, work and engage in leisure activities), and the linkages between local communities; and - (b) have a centre, or centres, of administration and service easily accessible to its population; and - (c) ensure effective elected representation for residents and ratepayers; and - (d) have external boundaries that— (i) do not divide local neighbourhoods or adjacent rural and urban areas with common interests or interdependencies, including, for example, economic, cultural and ethnic interests or interdependencies; and (ii) subject to the water catchment principle—follow the natural geographical features and non-natural features separating different communities; and (iii) do not dissect properties. - (i) do not divide local neighbourhoods or adjacent rural and urban areas with common interests or interdependencies, including, for example, economic, cultural and ethnic interests or interdependencies; and - (ii) subject to the water catchment principle—follow the natural geographical features and non-natural features separating different communities; and - (iii) do not dissect properties. - (i) do not divide local neighbourhoods or adjacent rural and urban areas with common interests or interdependencies, including, for example, economic, cultural and ethnic interests or interdependencies; and - (ii) subject to the water catchment principle—follow the natural geographical features and non-natural features separating different communities; and - (iii) do not dissect properties.