2022-02-08 - S&O Agenda - Item 1 - ATTACHMENT 3 - 2021 DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                    LEGISLATION

Power to issue a restricted dog permit.                                           Section 77
Power to issue a decision notice after deciding to refuse a permit application.   Section 79
Power to grant or refuse a renewal application within a certain time.             Section 84(1)
Power to seek further information in deciding an application for a renewal        Section 84(4)(b)
application.
Power to:                                                                         Section 84(5)
    if the application is granted, issue a renewed permit; or
    if the application is refused, issue a decision notice.
Power to amend a restricted dog permit at any time.                               Section 87
Power to make:-                                                                   Section 89(1)
   (a) a dangerous dog declaration;
   (b) a menacing dog declaration;
   (c) a restricted dog declaration.
Power to determine whether a dog is of a breed mentioned in section 63(1).        Section 89(4)
Power to give a dog owner a proposed declaration notice regarding a dog.          Section 90
Power to withdraw a proposed declaration notice regarding a dog.                  Section 92
Power to consider any written representations and evidence within a period Section 94
stated in a proposed declaration notice and make a regulated dog declaration.
Power to give an owner of a dog the subject of a regulated dog declaration, a     Section 95
notice about the decision under subsection (3) or (4).
Power to destroy a surrendered regulated dog.                                     Section 100
Power to recover reasonable seizure or destruction costs.                         Section 102
Power to give notice of a proposed inspection program.                            Section 114
Power to include other information considered appropriate in the general Section 178(e)
register.
Power to authorise an employee to verify a copy of a document.                    Section 198(1)
Where a local government has received a registration form in relation to a cat Section 227(2)
prior to 23 September 2013 and it has not yet given a registration notice,
power to:-
    (a) refund the registration fee to the owner; or
    (b) if the local government is a declared local government—register the
        cat under former chapter 3, part 2; or
    (d) if a local government makes a local law requiring cats to be
        registered—register the cat under the local law.
Where a local government has received a registration fee in relation to a cat     Section 228(2)(b)
prior to 23 September 2013 and it has given a registration notice for the cat,
power to refund the registration fee or a portion of the fee to the owner.




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