Franklin District Council (Contribution To Funding Of Museums) Amendment Bill
Franklin District Council is intending to promote the Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill. This Bill is an omnibus Bill which complies with Standing Order 264(b) of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
This Bill seeks to ensure that in calculating the levies payable by Franklin District Council to the Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Museum of Transport and Technology, any part of the district of the Franklin District Council that is not within the boundaries of the Auckland Regional Council is excluded. This Bill is necessary because the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996 and the Museum of Transport and Technology Act 2000 require the Franklin District Council to make a contribution to the funding of both museums.
Franklin District sits over the boundary of both the Auckland Regional Council and the Waikato Regional Council. A range of legislative amendments mean that each museum is interpreting its Act to calculate Council’s share of levies on the entire Franklin District not limited to only that part lying within the Auckland Regional Boundary. It is believed that this is an historical accident and that museums are gaining a windfall at the cost of residents living outside the Auckland region.
A local Bill is the only way to amend the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996 and the Museum of Transport and Technology Act 2000 to ensure that the defi nition of the district excludes residents in the Waikato district.
The Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill is available for inspection free of charge between 8 July 2008 and 1 August 2008. At:
- Franklin District Council Offices, 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe bookinopolis, Massey Avenue, Pukekohe
- Pukekohe District Court, Stadium Drive,Pukekohe
- Franklin District Council Service Centre and bookinopolis, George Street,Tuakau
- Franklin District Council Service Centre and bookinopolis, King Street, Waiuku
If you have any enquiries regarding the Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill please contact Franklin District Council at Private Bag 5, Pukekohe 2120 attention Anita Legge or email us using the online form:
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