2017-12-12 S&O Agenda - Attachment 2 to Item 7 - Reviewed Delegations of Authority

                                                                                ATTACHMENT 2


DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:         PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

Delegation by the Council to:                                     Date:

Chief Executive

Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 Section 257
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010

Delegated Power:

To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                       LEGISLATION

Power to:                                                                            Section 30(1)
(a) decide not to investigate or deal with a public interest disclosure in certain   and (2)
    circumstances; and
(b) give written reasons for a decision not to investigate.
Power to refer a disclosure to another public sector entity in certain Section 31(1)
circumstances.                                                         and (2)
Power to give a person making a disclosure, or an entity referring a disclosure, Section 32(1)
reasonable information about the disclosure.                                     and (2)


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 Chief Executive Officer 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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