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

 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
 TITLE:          PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

 Delegation by the Council to:                                   Date:
 Chief Executive Officer

 Source of Authority:
 Local Government Act 2009 - Section 257
 Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010

Delegated Power:
1. To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010.


 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                              LEGISLATION

 Power to:                                                                   Section 30(1)
    (a)           decide not to investigate or deal with a public interest   and (2)
             disclosure in certain circumstances; and
     (b)          give written reasons for a decision not to investigate.
 Power to refer a disclosure to another public sector entity in certain      Section 31(1)
 circumstances.                                                              and (2)
 Power to give a person making a disclosure, or an entity referring a        Section 32(1)
 disclosure, reasonable information about the disclosure.                    and (2)
2. To exercise the powers of Council as a delegated officer pursuant to the Public Interest
Disclosure Act 2010.



 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                              LEGISLATION

 Power to receive a public interest disclosure where the local government Section 17(3)(a)
 is a proper authority for the purposes of section 15 of the Public Interest
 Disclosure Act.




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