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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                11 OCTOBER 2016


Queensland Delegations Model1




Diagram 1: Queensland Delegations Model

As a general guide, where a legislative instrument refers to a particular power of a ‘Local
Government’ this is a power of Council and therefore, that power is only able to be exercised by
Council unless that power has been appropriately delegated to the CEO and then on delegated to
employees (where appropriate).

In some instances, the CEO will have particular powers provided by legislation by virtue of holding
the position of CEO within the Local Government. Such powers can be identified where the
legislative instrument refers to a particular power of a “Chief Executive Officer’ as opposed to a
‘Local Government’.

It is important to note that if the CEO or Local Government delegates a particular power, they can
still utilise this power and if required, retract a delegated power from a person to whom they have
delegated the power, or amend or condition the delegation as desired.

REPORT
Pursuant to section 257(4) of the LGA, Delegations to the CEO by Council must be reviewed
annually by the local government. This ensures that the Delegations align with any relevant
legislative changes and new legislation enacted during the previous year. Council previously
adopted the majority of its current delegations at its Ordinary Meeting of 27 August 2015.


1 Local Government Association of Queensland ‘Local Government Delegations Guideline’.


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