Local Government Act 2020

The role of a Council is to provide good governance in its municipal district for the benefit and wellbeing of the municipal community.

A Council provides good governance if—

it performs its role in accordance with section 9;

the Councillors of the Council perform their roles in accordance with section 28.

In performing its role, a Council may—

perform any duties or functions or exercise any powers conferred on a Council by or under this Act or any other Act; and

perform any other functions that the Council determines are necessary to enable the Council to perform its role.

If it is necessary to do so for the purpose of performing its role, a Council may perform a function outside its municipal district.