2017-12-12 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 7 - Updated Delegations of Authority

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DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                     LEGISLATION
Power to give a notice requiring the owner of a property to perform sewerage Section 78
installation works.
Power to perform work to fix damage and recover reasonable costs for the work Section 79
from a person who puts a prohibited substance in the stormwater drain.
Rates & Charges - Overdue
Power to register a charge over land for overdue rates and charges under Section 95
section 95 of the Local Government Act 2009.
Power to lodge documents with the Registrar of Titles for release of the charge if Section 95
overdue rates and charges are paid.
The Public – Authorised Persons Power to Enter Property
Power to give or to attempt to give an occupier of a property a written notice that Section 133
informs the occupier of the local government’s intention to enter the property.
Power to assess, agree and pay compensation for damage or loss incurred by a Section 137
person because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a power under division
1 part 2 chapter 5 of the Local Government Act 2009.
Power to authorise an employee or agent of the local government to act as a        Section 138(5)
local government worker.
Power to give each local government worker an identity card.                       Section
                                                                                   138A(1)
Power to give a reasonable entry notice, as defined by section 138AA (4), to the Section 142(2)
occupier of a property that a local government worker may enter the property
and take action required under a remedial notice.
Power to recover as a debt the amount that the local government properly and Section 142(4)
reasonably incurs in taking the action from the person who failed to take the
action.
Power to recover a debt payable under section 142 of the Local Government Act Section 142
2009 as if the debt were an overdue rate.                                     (7)
Power to give reasonable entry notice to the owner and the occupier of rateable    Section 143
land of entry by a local government worker to search for and remove materials.
Power to agree and to pay the amount of compensation payable to a person Section 147
who incurs damage or loss during the course of the exercise, or purported
exercise, of a power under division 2, part 2, chapter 5 of the Local Government
Act 2009.
Legal Provisions
Power to sign a document on behalf of a local government as a delegate of the Section 236
local government.
Power to effect substituted service.                                               Section 239
Power to authorise an employee in any legal proceedings –                          Section 240(1)
(a) to give instructions and act as the authorised agent for the local
government; and
(b) sign all documents for the local government.
Payroll
Power, as a prescribed employee’s employer, to pay superannuation                  Section 219(1)
contributions payable for the employee into LGIAsuper.




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