2022-02-08 - S&O Agenda - Item 1 - ATTACHMENT 2 - 2021 DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT UPDATED

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                           LEGISLATION

Power, as the employer who obtains other acceptable employment for the                   Section 127(2)
employee or cannot pay the amount, to apply to the commission for an order
reducing the amount of the redundancy pay to a stated amount the commission
considers appropriate.
Power, as the employer, to give each employee before, or as soon as practicable Section 129
after, the employee starts working for the employer, the information and
documents required by section 129(1).
Power, as the employer, where a magistrate has made an order about an offence Section 137(9)
against section 137(4) and that order states both alternatives of section 137(8),
to decide how to comply with that order in terms of the alternatives.
Power, as an employer, to apply to the commission to:-                                   Section
   (a) make a modern award; or                                                           147(2)(b)
   (b) make an order varying a modern award.
Power, as an employer, to apply to the commission to make an order revoking a            Section
modern award.                                                                            150(3)(b)(iii)
Power, as a person to whom a modern award applies, to apply to the commission            Section
to review the award.                                                                     156(1)(b)(i)
Power, as an employer, to make a certified agreement with 1 or more employee             Section 165
organisations that represent, or are entitled to represent, Council’s employees,
or the employees of Council at the time the agreement is made.
Power, as an employer, to consent to the making of a bargaining award.                   Section 167(a)
Power, as a proposer, to give a notice of intention to:-                       Section 169(2)
   (a) the other proposed parties to the negotiations;
   (b) if the negotiations relate to a project agreement—all relevant employee
       organisations and the commission.
Power, as a recipient of a notice of intention where the negotiations:-                  Section 170(2)
    (a) relate to a project agreement; or
    (b) involve a multi-employer agreement,
to give written notice of Council’s intention to be a party to the negotiations to the
proposer and the commission.
Power, as the employer and where the circumstances of section 171(1) exist, to           Section 171(2)
take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with section 171(2).
Power, as the employer and where the circumstances of section 171(1) exist, to           Section 171(4)
give the relevant employee organisation a reasonable opportunity to represent
the employee as required by section 171(4).
Power, as the employer and where the circumstances of section 172(1) exist, to Section 172(2)
negotiate with the single bargaining unit.
Power, as negotiating party, to negotiate in good faith and do all things listed in      Section 173
subsections (2) and (3).
Power, as negotiating party, where the peace obligation period has ended, to ask         Section
the commission to help the parties reach an agreement.                                   175(1)(b)


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