Local Government Act 2009

This section applies if an indigenous regional council establishes a community forum for the council or, if the council is divided, any of its divisions.

A community forum is a body established by an indigenous regional council to be responsible for meeting with the local community to discuss issues relating to—

trust land; and

planning; and

the delivery of services; and

culture.

The local community is the community living in the local government area or division for which the community forum is established.

A community forum is made up of—

a chairperson, who is the councillor for the division; and

at least 3, but not more than 7, appointed members.

The indigenous regional council must publish the following information—

the name of the community forum;

the names of the members of the community forum.

The information must be published—

on the indigenous regional council’s website; and

in other ways the council considers appropriate.

The indigenous regional council must decide all matters necessary for the operation of its community forums.