2016-10-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

                                                                   Delegation No: 2016-05




DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:         ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSET

Delegation by the Council to:                                      Date:

Chief Executive Officer

Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 – Section 259
Environmental Offsets Act 2014
Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014



Delegated Power:

1.   To exercise the powers of council pursuant to the Environmental Offset Act 2014.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                      LEGISLATION

Power to make an environmental offsets policy available for inspection              Section 12(3)
Power to consider a notice of election and any offset delivery plan.                Section 19(1)
Power, as an administering agency, to keep a register of the matters listed in Section 90
subsection one, make the register available for inspection and give information
held on the register to the chief executive.

2. To exercise the powers of council pursuant to the Environmental Offset Regulation 2014.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                      LEGISLATION

Power, as an owner of land proposed to be included within a new area Section 11(3)(c)
covered by a later environmental offset agreement, to decide whether or not to
consent to the amended declaration of the environmental offset protection
area.
Power, as a decision maker, to decide an application for an area of land to be Section 14
identified as an advanced offset and to do all things authorised or required by
section 14 following the making of the decision.
Power, as a decision maker, to remove an advanced offset from the register Section 14(7)
kept under section 90 of the Act.
Power, as a decision maker, to decide an application to vary the boundary of Section 15
an area of land identified as an advanced offset and to do all things authorised
or required by section 15 following the making of the decision.
Power, as a relevant entity, to extend the time for applying for internal review.   Section 18(2)
Power, as a relevant entity, to review a reviewable decision, make an internal Section 19
review decision and to do all things authorised or required by section 19
following the making of the decision.


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