Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 257A

257A Delegation of joint local government’s powers

(1) A joint local government may, by resolution, delegate its powers about a component local government’s area to the component local government.

(2) Also, a joint local government may, by resolution, delegate its powers under this Act or another Act to—

(a) the chairperson of the joint local government; or

(b) a mayor of its component local governments; or

(c) the chief executive officer of the joint local government or its component local governments; or

(d) a committee of members of the joint local government or of councillors of its component local governments; or

(e) the chairperson of a committee mentioned in paragraph (d) .

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , a joint local government must not delegate a power that an Act states must be exercised by resolution.