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

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                   LEGISLATION

Power, as an administering authority, to request further information needed Section 238(3)
to assess a changed amendment application which is not a minor change
and to which the information stage applies.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide that the notification stage be   Section 238(7)
repeated in respect of a changed amendment application which would be
likely to attract a submission objecting to the change.
Power, as an administering authority, to:-                             Section 240 and
   (a)    decide to approve or refuse an amendment application;        242
   (b)    if the amendment is approved, to make other amendments to
          theconditions of the environmental authority;
   (c)    give notice of the decision to the applicant; and
   (d)    include a copy of any amended environmental authority in the
          register.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide to approve an application to     Section 247
amalgamate environmental authorities or refuse an amalgamation
application to which section 247(1)(b) applies.
Power, as an administering authority, to:-                                       Section 250C
    (a)   de-amalgamate an environmental authority;
    (b)   issue 2 or more environmental authorities; and
    (c)   include each environmental authority in the relevant register.
Power, as an administering authority, to approve or refuse an application by     Section 254
the holder of an environmental authority to transfer all or part of the
environmental authority to another entity.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide whether a final rehabilitation Section 264
report includes enough information to decide that the requirements in section
264(1)(b)(i) and 264(1)(b)(ii) have been met.
Power, as an administering authority, to make a written request to an            Section 265
applicant to give further information needed to assess an application to
surrender an environmental authority.
Power, as an administering authority, to approve or refuse a surrender           Section 266
application.

Power, as an administering authority, to:-                                 Sections 278, 279,
   (a)     cancel or suspend an environmental authority if an event 280, 281, 282, and
           mentioned in section 278(2) has occurred;                       283 and 284
   (b)     follow the procedures in Chapter 5, Part 11, Division 2; and to
   (c)     give notice of the decision; and
   (d)     record the action in the relevant register.
Power, as an administering authority, to approve or refuse an application        Section 284C
made by the holder of an environmental authority to suspend the
environmental authority.

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