2020-09-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        8 SEPTEMBER 2020




           LGAQ via King and Company makes updates to its Delegation Registers.




              Governance Team reviews LGAQ updates and determines in consultation with relevant operational
              teams, Directors and CEO whether the update is required and apprioriate timing.



               Where changes to the register are appropriate for Noosa Council, a new Delegation of Authority or
               an updated Delegation of Authority is prepared, which outlines the relevant powers to be delegated,
               and is reported to Council for approval.


          Once the delegation is approved by Council, the CEO, where relevant and appropritate, will on delegate
          the authority to exercise that power to various positions within the organisational structure.




Outcomes of 2020 Delegations Review
New Delegations
The delegation review has identified that the following new delegations registers are applicable to
Council’s operations:
   Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995;
   Planning and Environment Court Act;
   Public Records Act 2002; and
   Queensland Heritage Act 1992;
Copies of the complete new Delegations of Authority to be delegated by Council to the CEO are
provided at Attachment 1.
Required updates to current delegations
The delegation review has identified a number of required amendments to the current Council to
CEO delegations relating to the following Acts and Regulations:
   Biosecurity Act 2014;
   Building Act 1975;
   Environmental Protection Act 1994;
   Environmental Protection Regulation 2002;
   Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990;
   Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation;
   Land Act 1994;
   Land Title Act 1994;
   Liquor Act 1992;
   Local Government Act 2009;
   Planning Act 2016;
   Planning Regulations 2017;
   Plumbing & Drainage Act 2018;
   Plumbing & Drainage Regulation 2019;
   Public Health Regulations 2005;
   Public Interest Disclosure 2010;
   Right to Information Act 2009;
   State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999;
   Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011;
   Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011;

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