2016-10-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

                                                                    Delegation No: 2016-20

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                            LEGISLATION
Power to use all or part of any security given to the local government for the            Section 92(5)
carrying out of the building work.
Power to refund or release part of any security given to the local government for         Section 93(1)
the carrying out of the building work, at any time, having regard to the progress of
the building work.
Power, as the assessment manager, to give a reminder notice about the lapsing.            Section 95
Power to consult with a private certifier with regard to further extensions of the        Section 97(2)
period under SPA, s 341 (When approval lapses if development not started).
Power, as the assessment manager, to take enforcement action against an owner             Section 117
contravening section 114 of the Act.
Power to give a building certifier a notice (‘show cause notice’).                        Section 206(1)
Power to consider any representations made under the show cause notice and                Section 207
decide to take no further action, or apply to the Queensland Civil and
Administrative Tribunal to start a disciplinary proceeding against the building
certifier.
Power to apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to conduct             Section 208(1)
disciplinary proceeding to determine whether there are proper grounds for taking
disciplinary action against a building certifier.
Power to notify the QBCC of its application to the Queensland Civil and                   Section 210
Administrative Tribunal.
Power to consult with any other entity considered appropriate in deciding an              Section 221(2)
application made by the owner of a budget accommodation building to approve a
period for the building under section 220(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) (longer periods for
approval).
Power to grant (including with reasonable conditions) or refuse an application            Section 221(3)
made by the owner of a budget accommodation building to approve a period for
the building under section 220(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) (longer periods for approval).
Power to, on written application from the owner, decide whether or not a building         Section 222(2)
conforms with fire safety standards and, if applicable, state what must be done to
make the building conform.
Power to inspect budget accommodation buildings at least once every 3 years.              Section 228
Power, as local government, to approve, with or without conditions, a later day for       Section 231AK
a residential care building to comply with section 231AK of the Building Act.             (a)(iii) and (b)(iii)
                                                                                          and section
                                                                                          231AL
Power, as local government, on an application by the owner of an RCB for a later          Section 231AL
day to obtain a fire safety compliance certificate or certificate of classification to:   and (b)(iii) and
(a)    consult on the application;                                                        section 231AL
(b)    decide the application;
(c)    impose conditions on the grant of an application;
(d)    Give an information notice about the decision.

Power to require the applicant to give medical evidence to support the                    Section 236
application.

Power to, on application by a pool owner, decide an application for exemption Section 237
from complying with part of the pool safety standard relating to barriers for a
regulated pool due to disability (with or without conditions).
Power to give notice of Council’s decision                                                Section 238
Power to give notice of each exemption granted under Chapter 8, Part 2, Division Section 239
3 to the QBCC commissioner.
Power to give an applicant a show cause notice.                                           Section 242(2)
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