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

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                              LEGISTATION
Power, as a person conducting a business or undertaking, to obtain the      Section 344
current safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical used at a workplace
Power, as a person conducting a business or undertaking, to prepare         Section 346
and maintain a register of hazardous chemical used at a workplace
Power to apply in writing to the regulator for authorisation to use, handle Section 383
or store a prohibited carcinogen or restricted carcinogen
Power to ensure that all asbestos or asbestos contaminated material at      Section 422(1)
a workplace is identified by a competent person.
Power to ensure that the presence and location of all asbestos or Section 424
asbestos contaminated material at a workplace is clearly indicated and if
practicable labelled.
Power to prepare, maintain and review an asbestos register for each         Sections 425(1) and
workplace.                                                                  426
Power to prepare, maintain and review an asbestos management plan           Sections 429 and 430
for each workplace.
Power, as an eligible person in relation to a reviewable decision set out Section 678(1)
in section 676 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation, to apply to the
regulator for an internal review of a decision.
Power, as an eligible person in relation to a reviewable decision under Section 678(2)
section 89(5), 118(5), 256(5), 269(5) or 497(5) of the Work Health and
Safety Regulation to apply to the regulator for an internal review of the
decision.
Power, as an eligible person to apply to QCAT for an external review of     Section 683
reviewable decision made by the regulator or of a decision made, or
taken to have been made, on an internal review.
Power to apply for an exemption from compliance with any provision of       Section 684
the Work Health and Safety Regulation.


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 CEO 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.
   3. In the event that there is a change to any Delegate Position as set out in the schedule of this
      instrument (Former Delegated Position) which is not then reflected in this Instrument:
          a. for any Former Delegated Position that remains in existence and has been renamed,
             the reference in this Instrument to the Former Delegated Position will be read as a
             reference to the renamed position; and
          b. for and Former Delegated Position that ceases to exist, the reference in this
             Instrument to the Former Delegated Position will be read as being a reference to the
             position that then most closely resembles the Former Delegated Position.”

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