2019-02-12 Attachment 3 to Item 5 - Delegations No Changes

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:        PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

Delegation by the Council to:                                   Date:

Chief Executive Officer

Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 Section 257
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010

Delegated Power:

1. To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                    LEGISLATION

Power to:                                                                          Section 30(1)
(a) decide not to investigate or deal with a public interest disclosure in certain and (2)
    circumstances; and
(b) give written reasons for a decision not to investigate.
Power to refer a disclosure to another public sector entity in certain Section 31(1)
circumstances.                                                         and (2)
Power to give a person making a disclosure, or an entity referring a disclosure, Section 32(1)
reasonable information about the disclosure.                                     and (2)

2. To exercise the powers of Council as a delegated officer pursuant to the Public Interest
Disclosure Act 2010.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                    LEGISLATION

Power to receive a public interest disclosure where the local government is a Section 17(3)(a)
proper authority for the purposes of section 15 of the Public Interest
Disclosure Act.
Power to establish reasonable procedures to ensure that:                      28 (a) to (e)
 (a) public officers making public interest disclosures receive appropriate
     support;
 (b) public interest disclosures are appropriately assessed, investigated and
     dealt with and appropriate action is taken;
 (c) appropriate action is taken about any wrongdoing disclosed;
 (d) a compliant management program standard is developed; and
 (e) public officers are offered protection from reprisal from other public
     officers in the local government.
Power to ensure that a proper record is kept about disclosures received by the Section 29(1)
public sector entity.                                                          and (2)
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