What the official record says
This Act is the Local Electoral Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Local Electoral Act 2001. Section 5(1) is amended by inserting the following definition in its appropriate alphabetical order: has the meaning given by section 218(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 The definition of in section 5(1) is amended by omitting and substituting . The following sections are inserted after section 19J: A territorial authority may, in accordance with this section, determine by resolution new proposed boundaries of wards, communities, or subdivisions of communities of the district of the territorial authority. The territorial authority must be satisfied that,— since the existing boundaries of the wards, co