2014-05-20 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    20 MAY 2014




DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE: PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES
       Delegation No. 2014-58
Delegation by the Council to:                                   Date:
Chief Executive Officer

Delegation by the Chief Executive Officer to:                   Date approved:

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

Delegated Power:
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 disclosure in      and (2)
    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)

Conditions of Delegation:

   1. The delegated officer must exercise this delegation in accordance with council;
      resolutions, policies, guidelines, procedures, industrial instruments and agreements.

   2. If the Chief Executive Officer on delegates any of these powers the delegated officer must
      exercise any delegated power in accordance with the scope and limitations of the subject
      officer’s letter of appointment and/or, position description, qualifications, technical
      knowledge and legislative requirements.




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