Te Komiti mō te Waeture me te Haumaru /

Regulatory and Safety Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Regulatory and Safety Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on 01 April 2025 at 10.03am.

A recording of the meeting is available here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Lotu Fuli

Via electronic attendance

From 10.06am, Item 8.

Members

Houkura Member Edward Ashby

 

 

Houkura Member Ngarimu Blair

Until 11.00am, Item 9.

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

 

 

 


Regulatory and Safety Committee

01 April 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/9

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Cr K Leoni:   

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the apology from Cr A Filipaina for lateness.

CARRIED

Note:   An apology had been received for Cr A Filipaina for lateness, however the meeting concluded before Cr A Filipaina could attend.

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/10

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)          whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:

·       Cr L Fuli (SO 3.3.3 a))

CARRIED

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/11

MOVED by Cr J Fairey, seconded by Cr K Leoni:  

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

8

Initiation of navigation, waste and food bylaw reviews

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause c), as a Chair’s recommendation.

 

Deputy Chairperson L Fuli joined the meeting at 10.06am.

 

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/12

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Cr K Leoni:  

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the initiation of the review of three Auckland Council bylaws in accordance with the scope and timeframes in the agenda report:

i)       Navigation Bylaw 2021

ii)      Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2019

iii)     Food Safety Information Bylaw 2020.

b)         tuhi tīpoke / note that the review of sections of the Navigation Bylaw relating to the removal of skipper discretion for mandatory life jackets will be considered as part of the bylaw review in (a)(i).

c)          tono / request staff draft and assess a control for consideration by the committee, to prohibit the sale of fireworks on council-controlled land under the Public Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw 2022.

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

City Centre Community Safety Plan update

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Houkura Member N Blair retired from the meeting at 11.00am.

 

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/13

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Cr M Lee:  

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)      tohi / receive the progress update on the City Centre Community Safety Action Plan.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 April 2025, Regulatory and Safety Committee, Item 9: City Centre Community Safety Plan update - presentation

 


 

 

10

Summary of Regulatory and Safety Committee information memoranda, workshops, and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) - 1 April 2025

 

Resolution number RSCCC/2025/14

MOVED by Chairperson J Bartley, seconded by Cr J Fairey:  

That the Regulatory and Safety Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Regulatory and Safety Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 1 April 2025.

b)      tuhi tīpoka / note the progress on the Forward Work Programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report.

CARRIED

 

 

 

11        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.08am                                             The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Regulatory and Safety Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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