Download This PaperOpening Address to the Local Government Forum 1997
22 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Date Written: February 20, 1997
Abstract
An address to the Local Government Forum, delivered in Nelson on 20 February 1997. The address reviews the history of local government in New Zealand, summarising the structure of local government as of 1996, as well as its functions and powers. It examines its various accountability mechanisms, including those derived from law, democratic procedures and local elections, and ombudsmen.
Keywords: local government, constitutional law
JEL Classification: K00, K3
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Palmer QC, Sir Geoffrey, Opening Address to the Local Government Forum 1997 (February 20, 1997). Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 2/2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4045214 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4045214
Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC (Contact Author)
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )
PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand
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