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

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:           LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
                 GOVERNANCE

Delegation by the Council to:                                            Date:
Chief Executive Officer

Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 – Section 257
Local Government Act 2009
Local Government Regulation 2012


Delegated Power:

   1. To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Local Government Act 2009.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                        LEGISTATION

Power to establish an efficient and effective internal audit function.                Section 105(1)
Power, as a large local government, to establish an audit committee.                  Section 105(2)
Power to maintain public liability insurance and professional indemnity               Section 107(1)
insurance.
Power to enter into a contract of insurance with WorkCover Queensland or              Section 107(3)
another insurer to cover its councillors.

   2. To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Local Government Regulation 2012.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                        LEGISTATION

Power to discharge Council’s responsibilities in a way that is consistent with the    Section 165(4)
adopted 5-year corporate plan.
Power to discharge Council’s responsibilities in a way that is consistent with the    Section 174(5)
adopted annual operational plan.
Power to omit information from the copies of the annual performance plan (which       Section 175(3)
is part of the annual operational plan) made available to the public if subsections
(3)(a) and (b) are satisfied.
Power to publish Council’s annual report on Council’s website.                        Section 182(4)
Power to allow the public to inspect and purchase copies of the documents             Section 199(2)
referred to in subsection (1).
Power to:-                                                                            Section 207
   (a) prepare an internal audit plan;
   (b) carry out an internal audit;
   (c) prepare a progress report for the internal audit;
   (d) assess compliance with the internal audit plan; and
   (e) give the documents referred to in subsection (3) to the audit committee.

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