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

 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
 TITLE:          WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING
 Delegation by the Council to:                                    Date:
 Chief Executive Officer

 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.
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”
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”

 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                LEGISLATION

 Power to make an exempt waste application to the chief executive.             Section 28
 Power to provide further information or documents for an exempt waste         Section 29
 application if required by the chief executive.
 Power to agree with the chief executive about extending the time for Section 29(2)
 providing further information or documents for an exempt waste application.
 Power, as the holder of an approval of waste as exempt waste, to request      Section 33
 an amendment of the approval, and agree with the chief executive to the
 amendment of the approval.
 Power, as the holder of an approval of waste as exempt waste, to make Section 34(3)
 submissions in response to a notice from the chief executive about
 cancelling or amending the approval.
 Power, as the operator of a waste disposal site required to hold an Section 43 4(1)
 environmental 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
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