2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    18 AUGUST 2015



Queensland Delegations Model1




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 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
Council’s Delegations Register

In accordance with the LGA, Council has in place a Register of Delegations recording all
delegations made by the Council to the CEO, and delegations which the CEO has on
delegated to various employees and contractors. The Register of Delegations must be made
available to the public for review upon request.



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


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