Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 257

257 Delegation of local government powers

(1) A local government may, by resolution, delegate a power under this Act or another Act to—

(a) the mayor; or

(b) the chief executive officer; or

(c) a standing committee, or joint standing committee, of the local government; or

(d) the chairperson of a standing committee, or joint standing committee, of the local government; or

(e) another local government, for the purposes of a joint government activity.

(2) However, a local government may only delegate a power to make a decision about an investigation or a councillor’s conduct under section 150AEA or 150AG to—

(a) the mayor; or

(b) a standing committee of the local government.

(3) Also, a local government must not delegate a power that an Act states must be exercised by resolution.

(4) A
"joint standing committee" , of the local government, is a committee consisting of councillors of the local government and councillors of 1 or more other local governments.

(5) A delegation to the chief executive officer under subsection (1) must be reviewed annually by the local government.