LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.17

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.17

5.17 .         Limits on delegation of powers and duties to certain committees

        (1)         A local government can delegate —

            (a)         to a committee comprising council members only, any of the council’s powers or duties under this Act except —

                  (i)         any power or duty that requires a decision of an absolute majority of the council; and

                  (ii)         any other power or duty that is prescribed;

                and

            (b)         to a committee comprising council members and employees, any of the local government’s powers or duties that can be delegated to the CEO under Division 4; and

            (c)         to a committee referred to in section 5.9(2)(c), (d) or (e), any of the local government’s powers or duties that are necessary or convenient for the proper management of —

                  (i)         the local government’s property; or

                  (ii)         an event in which the local government is involved.

        (2)         A local government cannot delegate any of its powers or duties to a committee referred to in section 5.9(2)(f).

        [Section 5.17 amended: No. 49 of 2004 s. 16(2); No. 16 of 2019 s. 19.]