Meeting papers

                                                                    2026 Register of Delegations
                                                                   Council to Chief Executive Officer

DELEGAT                DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                              LEGISLATION            ADOPTED BY   CONDITIONS TO WHICH
   E                                                                                                       COUNCIL      THE DELEGATION IS
                                                                                                                             SUBJECT

Chief       Power to submit objection to application for opening or closing Section 68 Local
Executive   of road in local government area by someone other than the Government Act 2009
Officer     local government.

Chief       Power to close a road (permanently or temporarily) to all traffic, Section 69(1) Local
Executive   or traffic of a particular class, if there is another road or route Government Act 2009
Officer     reasonably available for use by the traffic.

Chief       Power to close a road to all traffic, or traffic of a particular class: Section 69(2) Local
Executive   (a) during a temporary obstruction to traffic; or                       Government Act 2009
Officer
            (b)   if it is in the interests of public safety; or
            (c)   if it is necessary or desirable to close the road for a
                  temporary purpose (including a fair, for example).

Chief       Power to publish notice of closing of road.                        Section 69(3) Local
Executive                                                                      Government Act 2009
Officer

Chief       Power to do everything necessary to stop traffic using the road Section 69(4) Local
Executive   after it is closed.                                             Government Act 2009
Officer

Chief       Power to permit the use of any part of a road after it is closed to Section 69(5) Local
Executive   traffic for a temporary purpose subject to appropriate Government Act 2009
Officer     conditions.


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