2014-05-20 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        20 MAY 2014



DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                         LEGISLATION

Power to prepare and keep up to date a map of every road including private Section 74
roads in the local government area and a register of roads showing the category
of every road, the level of every road that has a fixed level and other particulars
prescribed under a regulation.
Power to approve the carrying out of works on a road or interference with a road       Section 75
or its operation subject to conditions.
Power to, by written notice, require the owner of a property to connect a Section 77
stormwater installation for the property to the local government’s stormwater
drain in the way, under the conditions and within the time stated in the notice.
Power to give approval for the connection of a stormwater installation to the local    Section 77
government’s stormwater drain (including the imposition of conditions) in
accordance with section 77 of the Local Government Act 2009.
Power to give a notice requiring the owner of a property to perform sewerage           Section 78
installation works.
Power to perform work to fix damage and recover reasonable costs for the work          Section 79
from a person who puts a prohibited substance in the stormwater drain.
Rates & Charges - Overdue
Power to register a charge over land for overdue rates and charges under               Section 95
section 95 of the Local Government Act 2009.
Power to lodge documents with the Registrar of Titles for release of the charge if     Section 95
overdue rates and charges are paid.
The Public – Authorised Persons Power to Enter Property
Power to give or to attempt to give an occupier of a property a written notice that    Section 133
informs the occupier of the local government’s intention to enter the property.
Power to assess, agree and pay compensation for damage or loss incurred by a Section 137
person because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a power under division
1 part 2 chapter 5 of the Local Government Act 2009.
Power to authorise an employee or agent of the local government to act as a Section 138(4)
local government worker.
Power to give each local government worker an identity card.                           Section
                                                                                       138A(1)
Power to give a reasonable entry notice, as defined by section 138AA (4), to the       Section 142(2)
occupier of a property that a local government worker may enter the property
and take action required under a remedial notice.
Power to recover as a debt the amount that the local government properly and Section 142(4)
reasonably incurs in taking the action from the person who failed to take the
action.
Power to recover a debt payable under section 142 of the Local Government Act Section 142
2009 as if the debt were an overdue rate.                                     (7)
Power to give reasonable entry notice to the owner and the occupier of rateable        Section 143
land of entry by a local government worker to search for and remove materials.




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