2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              18 AUGUST 2015


New powers
The following provisions and associated powers have been removed from the Act and
replaced with the following provisions in the new 2014 Regulation:

Section 5(6) Power to inform the CEO of the Department, and the chairperson of the District
Group, of an appointment under section 5(1).

Section 7(1) Power to nominate a person to a temporary district disaster management
group.

Section 9(1) Power to appoint a person as a member of a local disaster management group.

Building Act Delegation under the Building Act 1975
Updated power

Section 245F Power to give the QBCC Commissioner the notices required by sections
245F(1) and 245F(2).

New powers

The following powers have been added to the delegation in line with changes to the Building
Act 1975 and transition from the Building Services Authority to the Queensland Building and
Construction Commission:

Section 245FA(2) Power to make copy of exemption available for inspection and purchase
as if it were a document that chapter 9, part 6 of SPA must be available for inspection and
purchase.

Section 239 Power to give notice of each exemption granted under Chapter 8, Part 2,
Division 3 to the QBCC commissioner.

Section 243 Power to give to the QBCC commissioner notice of each revocation notice
given.

Section 246AF Power to cancel pool safety certificate for a regulated pool. Power to give
the QBCC commissioner notice of the cancellation of the pool safety certificate for a
regulated pool.

Section 246AIB Power to comply with a request for information from the QBCC
commissioner

Section 246AQ Power to give the QBCC commissioner notice of each existing regulated
pool in Council’s local government area of which it has a record.

Section 246ACT Power to give the swimming pool safety advisory information to the owner
of each non-certificate regulated pool in its local government area.

Environmental Protection Delegation under the Environmental Protection Act 1994
Updated powers

Section 282 Power, as an administrating authority, to decide or suspend or cancel an
environmental authority has been removed in this delegation and updated to be combined
with powers contained in section 278, 282, 283 as follows:



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