2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          18 AUGUST 2015


Section 14(2) - Power to take action to ensure that a public record remains able to be produced or
made available.

Section 16 - Power to give written notice to the State archivist of a restricted access period for a
public record.

Section 18(2)(b) - Power as a responsible public authority to give the State archivist a written notice
stating—
(i) the public authority has classified a record which has a restricted access period as a record to
which unrestricted access is allowed; or
(ii) access to a record which has a restricted access period may be given on conditions stated in the
notice.

Section 19(2) - Power as a responsible public authority to give the State archivist written notice of a
change to the restricted access notice for a record.

Section 19(4) - Power as a responsible public authority to refer a dispute about a restricted access
notice for a public record to the committee.

Section 26(1) - Power to apply to the State archivist for, or consent to, an authorisation for the
disposal of particular public records or classes of public records.

Section 28 - Power to make an arrangement with the State archivist for the storage of public records.

Section 39(1) - Power as a public authority to make a written application to the committee for a
review of a decision by made by the archivist refusing to authorise the disposal of particular public
records or classes of public records.

Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Delegation under the Statutory Bodies Financial
Arrangements Act 1982

The Local Government powers under the following provisions can be delegated to the CEO, if
desired:
Section 31(1) - Power, as a statutory body, to operate a deposit and withdrawal account with a
financial institution.

Section 47(2) – Power, as a statutory body, to keep records that show Council has invested in the
way most appropriate in all the circumstances.

Section 62(1) – Power, as a statutory body, to sign documents for a financial arrangement under the
Act.

Section 74 - Power, as a statutory body, to keep a register of the Treasurer’s approvals under Part 9,
Division 3 of the Act for Council’s exercise of a power.



Previous Council Consideration
The majority of Council’s current delegations were adopted by Council at the Ordinary
Meeting held on 31 July 2014 with the exception of the Delegation of Authority: Procurement
& Contracting and Delegation of Authority: Local Laws, which were updated and adopted
earlier this year.
At the Audit Committee meeting held on 25 May 2015, the Committee noted a report by the
Governance Advisor providing an overview of Council’s Annual Delegations Review
Process.




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