sec.217Who is authorised to sign council documents

### sec.217 Who is authorised to sign council documents The following persons may sign a document on behalf of the council— the head of the council; a delegate of the council; a councillor or council employee who is authorised by the head of the council, in writing, to sign documents. See section 238 for the council’s power to delegate. The head of the council is— the mayor; or if all of the councillors have been suspended or the council has been dissolved under the Local Government Act , section 123 and an interim administrator is appointed—the interim administrator; or if there are no councillors for any other reason and an interim administrator has not been appointed—the chief executive officer. s 217 amd 2012 No. 33 s 63 ; 2019 No. 30 s 38 (sec.217-ssec.1) The following persons may sign a document on behalf of the council— the head of the council; a delegate of the council; a councillor or council employee who is authorised by the head of the council, in writing, to sign documents. See section 238 for the council’s power to delegate. (sec.217-ssec.2) The head of the council is— the mayor; or if all of the councillors have been suspended or the council has been dissolved under the Local Government Act , section 123 and an interim administrator is appointed—the interim administrator; or if there are no councillors for any other reason and an interim administrator has not been appointed—the chief executive officer. - (a) the head of the council; - (b) a delegate of the council; - (c) a councillor or council employee who is authorised by the head of the council, in writing, to sign documents. - (a) the mayor; or - (b) if all of the councillors have been suspended or the council has been dissolved under the Local Government Act , section 123 and an interim administrator is appointed—the interim administrator; or - (c) if there are no councillors for any other reason and an interim administrator has not been appointed—the chief executive officer.