2020-09-08 S&O Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 3 Delegations of Authority Council to Chief Executive (No Changes)

 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                   LEGISLATION

 Power, by notice, to direct the holder of a Council accredited food safety program Section 114
 to amend the program.

 Power to give the holder of a food safety program a show cause notice, and to Section 118
 decide the term of the show cause period.

 Power to consider representations about a show cause notice.                     Section 119

 Power, after considering written representations by the holder of the accredited Section 120
 food safety program, to take no further action.

 Power to cancel the accreditation of a food safety program.                      Section 121 (2)


 Power to conduct a non-conformance audit of a food safety program.               Section 160(2)

 Power to approve an improvement notice where remedying the contravention Section 210(2)
 would be likely to stop the food business from operating.

 Power, as the ‘reviewer’, to review an original decision under Chapter 3 or Section 237
 Chapter 4 of the Food Act.

 Power, as reviewer, to, at any time, extend the time to apply for a review.      Section 238(2)


 Power, as reviewer, to, after reviewing the original decision, make a further Section 239
 decision to:
 (a)    confirm the original decision; or
 (b)    amend the original decision; or
 (c)    substitute another decision for the original decision.


2. To exercise powers of the Council pursuant to the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000.

 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                   LEGISLATION

 Power to approve the appointment of an employee of Council as an authorised Section 83
 officer by Safe Food Production (QLD).


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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