2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Attachment 1 to Item 13 Updated Delegations of Authority - Council to CEO 2015-16

                                  Council to CEO Updated Delegations 15/16                  Attachment 1




                                                                        Delegation No: 2015-50




DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE: WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING

Delegation by the Council to:                                           Date:

Chief Executive Officer


Delegation by the Chief Executive Officer to:                           Date approved:


Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 – Section 257
Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011



Delegated Power:
1. To exercise powers of the council pursuant to the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                            LEGISLATION
NOTE: The State (via DERM as it was previously known) has delegated certain
powers of the chief executive to local governments under section 263(1)(b) of the
Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 This has been done via:
*the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Local Government) Delegation (No. 1)
2015.
 The delegations specifically include the power to sub-delegate to an
 “appropriately qualified entity”
Power, as the operator of a waste disposal site required to hold an environmental         Section 43
authority for the disposal of more than 10000t of waste in a year at the site to
install prescribed under a regulation, to install and keep in proper working order,
a weighbridge (Nb. this obligation does not come into operation until the day
provided in section 8(2) of the Regulation).
Power, as the operator of a waste disposal site at which a weighbridge is                 Section 44
installed, to measure and record waste.
Power, as the operator of a waste disposal site, to prepare a waste data return           Section 52
for each reporting period.
Power to apply to the chief executive for accreditation as scheme manager for a Section 89
voluntary product stewardship scheme.
Power, as a participant in an accredited stewardship scheme, to amend the Section 95
scheme by agreement with all other participants in the scheme.
Power, as scheme manager of an accredited stewardship scheme that the Section 97
minister is proposing to revoke, to make written submissions to show why the
proposed action to revoke the accreditation should not be taken.
Power, as delegate of the chief executive administering the Act, to give a notice Section 110
to an adult person. As this power relates to Chapter 5, Part 2 of the Act.
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