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Senior Statespeople
Provided by Jonathan Salter
Jonathan is widely regarded as New Zealand’s leading expert on the structures, powers, processes, and funding of local authorities, advocating for the sector’s interests through periods of dramatic reform and on specific major projects for over 35 years.
Jonathan primarily acts for local authorities and their organisations, but also for those dealing with, or regulating for, local government. He is sought out by private sector and governmental bodies looking to work with local authorities.
From a deep understanding of statutory and political contexts, Jonathan advises on local authority major projects, litigation, and reforms; lobbying, drafting, and promoting legislation, and judicial review proceedings.
He regularly advises, and, as required mediates, in governance and restructuring matters, and provides new council inductions and governance training.
Author of several papers on the National Transition Committee for Local Government Reform - A New Century for Local Government
Principal author of Brookers Guide to the Local Government Act 2002
Principal author of Thomsons Local Government Law in New Zealand
Provided by Chambers
Jonathan Salter is a Wellington-based Consultant, particularly well known as a specialist in the representation of local authorities, an area in which he has practised for over 30 years. He offers particularly focused expertise concerning the funding of local authorities generally, and of their infrastructure in particular.