2017-12-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    12 DECEMBER 2017


Local Government Delegation under the Local Government Act 2009
(as confirmed by Infrastructure Planning, Design and Delivery Manager, People and Culture
Manager and Director Executive Services)


Section 220B(2) Power, in the circumstances set out in subsection 220B(1), to agree in writing with an
employee:-
(a)   to reduce the pre-agreement contributions to the amount equal to the employee’s concessional
      contributions cap for the financial year; and
(b)   if a yearly contribution made under section 220A(3) is part of the pre-agreement contributions – on
      the extent, if any to which a contribution mentioned in 220B(1)(a) of (b) will be reduced to achieve
      the reduction.

Section 220B(3) Power, where the pre-agreement contributions are reduced under subsection 220B(2), to
pay the amount of the reduction to the employee as salary.

Section 221(2) Power, as an employer, to agree in writing with an employee:-
(a)   that the employee is exempt, on the grounds of the employee’s financial hardship, from paying all or
      a stated part of the contributions payable under section 220A(2) by the employee; and
(b)   on the period, of not more than 1 year, of the exemption.

Section 221(4) Power, as an employer, to give a copy of the agreement made under subsection 220(2) to
the relevant trustee.

Section 222(3) Power, as an employer who has received a notice from the employee under subsection
222(2), to calculate the yearly contributions payable for the employee based on the employee’s salary
before it was decreased.

Section 224(2) Power, in the circumstances set out in subsection 224(1), to pay interest on the amount of
the contribution to the relevant fund for the employee.

Section 226(1) Power, as a local government (other than the Brisbane City Council), to, for its councillors:-
(a)   establish and amend a superannuation scheme; or
(b)   take part in a superannuation scheme

Section 226(2) Power, as a local government who has exercised its power under subsection 226(1), to
pay an amount from its operating fund to the superannuation scheme as a contribution for its councillors.

Updated Powers
The following powers have been updated to the delegation in line with changes to the LGAQ Delegations
Register.

Local Government Act 2009 – Local Government Delegation - Roads & Stormwater

Section 71(1) and (3) Power to fix and advise the owner or occupier or change the permanent level of a
road under section 71 of the Local Government Act 2009.

Section 71(4) Power to agree the amount of compensation payable under section 71 of the Local
Government Act 2009.

Section 72(3) Power, in the circumstances set out in subsection 72(1), to assess impact of the activity on
the road.

Section 72(3)(a) and (b) Power to give the entity conducting an activity a direction about the use of the
road to lessen the impact or to require the entity to carry out works to lessen the impact or to pay an
amount as compensation for the impact.




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