2017-12-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              12 DECEMBER 2017


Queensland Delegations Model1




As a general guide, where a legislative instrument refers to a particular power of a ‘Local
Government’ this is a power of Council and therefore that power is only able to be exercised by
Council unless it has been appropriately delegated to the CEO, and then on delegated to
employees (where appropriate).

In some instances, the CEO will have particular powers provided by legislation by virtue of
holding the position of CEO within the Local Government. Such powers can be identified where
the legislative instrument refers to a particular power of a “Chief Executive Officer’ as opposed to
a ‘Local Government’.

It is important to note that if the CEO or Local Government delegates a particular power, they can
still utilise this power and if required, retract a delegated power from a person to whom they have
delegated the power, or amend or condition the delegation as desired.

2     REPORT
Pursuant to section 257(4) of the LGA, delegations to the CEO by Council must be reviewed
annually. This ensures that the delegations align with any relevant legislative changes and new
legislation enacted during the previous year. Council previously adopted the majority of its
current delegations at its Ordinary Meeting of 20 October 2016.




1 Local Government Association of Queensland ‘Local Government Delegations Guideline’.


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