NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 9 — 30 JANUARY 2017

a. any proceedings before a local authority where—
i. a right of appeal lies to any court or tribunal against the final decision of the local authority in those proceedings; or
ii. the local authority is required, by any enactment, to make a recommendation in respect of the matter that is the subject of those proceedings; and

b. [Repealed]

c. any proceedings of a local authority in relation to any application or objection under the Marine Farming Act 1971.

(3) Every resolution excluding the public from any meeting shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2A and shall state—

a. the general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded; and

b. the reason for the passing of that resolution in relation to that matter, including, where that resolution is passed in reliance on subsection (1)(a), the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of this Act, or section 6 or section 7 or section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings in public; and

c. the grounds on which that resolution is based (being 1 or more of the grounds set out in subsection (1)).

(4) Every resolution to exclude the public shall be put at a time when the meeting is open to the public, and the text of that resolution (or copies thereof)—

a. shall be available to any member of the public who is present; and

b. shall form part of the minutes of the local authority.

(5) A resolution pursuant to subsection (1), may also provide for 1 or more specified persons to remain after the public has been excluded if that person, or persons, has or have, in the opinion of the local authority, knowledge that will assist the authority.

(6) Where a local authority resolves that 1 or more persons may remain after the public has been excluded, the resolution must state the knowledge possessed by that person or those persons which will be of assistance in relation to the matter to be discussed and how it is relevant to that matter.

Section 48: substituted, on 1 October 1991, by section 6(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 54).

Section 48(2)(b): repealed, on 1 October 1991, by section 362 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (1991 No 69).

Appendix B - Sample Resolution to Exclude the Public

From Sections 48(3)–(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

Schedule 2A: inserted, on 1 October 1991, by section 8 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 54).

Section 48, Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

I move that the public be excluded from—

a. the whole of the proceedings of this meeting; or

b. the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting, namely,

[state agenda items]

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

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