NZQA registered unit standard
Title
529 version 6
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Describe political rights and responsibilities under local government
Level
Purpose
1 Credits 2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe aspects of local government; and how citizens’ political rights and responsibilities are exercised under local government.
Classification
Available grade
Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 City council and district council are collectively termed territorial authority . The other form of local government is the regional authority (or regional council).
In a few parts of New Zealand the functions, duties, and powers of a regional authority are added to those of a territorial authority. In these instances the local body is called a unitary authority . For the purposes of this unit standard a unitary authority may be considered to be a territorial authority, and its separate exercise of the functions, duties, and powers of regional authority may be considered to be a regional authority.
2 Definition
Services provided
– services that are provided directly by the authority and/or services funded by the authority.
3 The following legislation and subsequent amendments provide reference, where needed, for this unit standard:
Local Government Acts 1974 and 2002
Electoral Act 1993.
Outcome 1
Describe aspects of local government.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Differences between a territorial authority and a regional authority are described in terms of their roles, responsibilities, and services provided to constituents.
Range one difference each for
– roles, responsibilities, services provided to constituents.
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1.2
1.3
One by-law for each type of authority is identified and described.
A current issue concerning a local government body is identified and two different points of view in relation to the issue are described.
Outcome 2
Describe how citizens’ political rights and responsibilities are exercised under local government.
Evidence requirements
The responsibilities of citizens exercising their voting rights are described. 2.1
2.2 Procedures for registering as a voter are described.
2.3 Ways in which ideas or opinions may be conveyed to a local government body are described in terms of actions to be taken.
Range ways include
– two actions by an individual and two actions by a group.
Planned review date 31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
1
2
21 June 1993
17 August 1995
31 December 2015
31 December 2015
Review
Revision
3
4
24 March 1998
10 March 2005
31 December 2015
31 December 2015
Review 5 16 July 2010 N/A
Rollover 6 18 June 2015 N/A
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
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