Delegations

The principal consideration for a local government when deciding if it should delegate a power or duty is whether the delegation will improve the efficiency of the local government's operations, whilst ensuring that its policies are consistently implemented.

Section 5.42 of the Local Government Act 1995 (the Act) allows for a local government to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer, authority to exercise any of its powers and duties under the Act except the power to delegate and those listed in Section 5.43. All delegations made by Council must be by an absolute majority decision.

Section 5.44 of the Act allows the Chief Executive Officer to delegate, in writing, any of his or her powers or duties (other than the power to delegate) to another employee. The Act also allows for the Chief Executive Officer to impose conditions on any delegations if he or she desires.

The Register of Delegation of Authority can be viewed below:

Delegation of Authority Register