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

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                     LEGISLATION

Power, in the circumstances set out in subsection 220B(1), to agree in writing Section
with an employee:-                                                             220B(2)
    (a)     to reduce the pre-agreement contributions to the amount equal to
            the employee’s concessional contributions cap for the financial
            year; and
    (b)     if a yearly contribution made under section 220A(3) is part of the
            pre-agreement contributions – on the extent, if any to which a
            contribution mentioned in 220B(1)(a) of (b) will be reduced to
            achieve the reduction.
Power, where the pre-agreement contributions are reduced under subsection Section
220B(2), to pay the amount of the reduction to the employee as salary.    220B(3)
Power, as an employer, to agree in writing with an employee:-                  Section 221(2)
   (a) that the employee is exempt, on the grounds of the employee’s financial
       hardship, from paying all or a stated part of the contributions payable
       under section 220A(2) by the employee; and
   (b) on the period, of not more than 1 year, of the exemption.
Power, as an employer, to give a copy of the agreement made under subsection Section 221(4)
220(2) to the relevant trustee.
Power, as an employer who has received a notice from the employee under            Section 222(3)
subsection 222(2), to calculate the yearly contributions payable for the
employee based on the employee’s salary before it was decreased.
Power, in the circumstances set out in subsection 224(1), to pay interest on the   Section 224(2)
amount of the contribution to the relevant fund for the employee.
Power, as a local government (other than the Brisbane City Council), to, for its   Section 226(1)
councillors:-
   (a)      establish and amend a superannuation scheme; or
   (b)      take part in a superannuation scheme..
Power, as a local government who has exercised its power under subsection Section 226(2)
226(1), to pay an amount from its operating fund to the superannuation scheme
as a contribution for its councillors.
Power to enter into an arrangement with a councillor under which –                 Section 226(4)
    (a)    the councillor agrees to forgo a percentage or amount of the
           remuneration that the councillor is entitled to as a councillor; and
    (b)    the local government agrees to contribute the percentage or amount
           to the superannuation scheme for the councillor.

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

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                             LEGISTATION

Power to pay remuneration to each councillor.                              Section 247(1)
Power, in the circumstance identified in subsection (1), to make a         Section 248(2)
submission to the remuneration commission for approval to pay a
councillor an amount of remuneration of more than the maximum amount.
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