2020-09-08 S&O Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 2 Delegations of Authority Council to Chief Executive (Updated)

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                 LEGISLATION

Power to require for a supply pipe for a premises:                             Section 34(2)
(a) part or all of the supply pipe (premises main) to be built to the standard
      of a water main;
(b) the premises main to supply directly each separately occupied part of
      the premises;
(c)(a) the premises main to supply directly each fire service within the
      premises.
Power to require for a supply pipe for a premises group:                        Section 34(3)
    (a) part of the supply pipe (premises group main) to be built to the
          standard of a water main;
    (b) each separately occupied part of the premises group to be served
          directly by a supply pipe connected to the premises group main;
          and
    (c)(a)     each separately occupied part of the premises group that is to
          have a fire service to be served directly by a fire service connected
          to the premises group main.
Power to require the sanitary drainage for premises or a group of premises     Section 35
to be of a standard of a sewer forming part of Council’s or another service
provider’s sewerage system.
Power to implement and maintain a program for the registration, Section 38
maintenance and testing of testable backflow prevention devices.
Power to approve the design and location of a grease arrestor.                 Section 39
Power to approve air-cooling equipment’s connection to a supply pipe.          Section 41
Power to approve hydraulic powered equipment’s connection to a supply Section 44
pipe.
Power to approve a pipe carrying water supplied by the local government or     Section 45
other service provider to be:-
    (a) connected to a water storage tank used to store water obtained from
        another source or;
    (b)(a)     discharged into a water storage tank used to store water
        obtained from another source.
Power to approve a water closet pan, urinal or another fixture below the level Section 47
of the sewer or on-site sewerage facility.
Power to issue a notice to the owner of a new building and an old building, Section 52
requiring:-
(a) the owner of the new building to pay the reasonable costs of changing
    the vents of the old building; and
(b)(a) the owner of the old building to change the vents.
Power to determine the qualifications, skills and experience that an individual Section 53
should have to be competent to assess plumbing and drainage work.


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