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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
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### sec.53 Delegation
A distributor-retailer may delegate any of its functions to a member of its board, its chief executive officer or any of its appropriately qualified employees.
However, a function can not be delegated under subsection (1) to a person to whom a circumstance mentioned in section 47 applies.
A board may delegate any of its functions to—
a committee of members of the board; or
the distributor-retailer’s chief executive officer.
The chief executive officer of a distributor-retailer may delegate his or her functions, including a function delegated to the chief executive officer, to an appropriately qualified employee of the distributor-retailer.
For general laws about delegation, see the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A .
Without limiting subsection (1) , a distributor-retailer may delegate the following functions to its relevant participating local government—
functions under chapter 2C relating to the appointment of water connection officers;
functions under chapter 4C ;
functions as a referral agency for a particular development application.
A relevant participating local government may subdelegate a function delegated to it under subsection (5) to an appropriately qualified officer or employee of the local government.
Without limiting subsection (4) , the chief executive officer of a distributor-retailer may delegate his or her functions under sections 99BRBB , 99BRBC and 99BRBD to a relevant participating local government of the distributor-retailer.
A delegation of a chief executive’s power to a participating local government may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified person.
In this section—
building work see the Building Act 1975 , section 5 .
particular development application , for a distributor-retailer, means a development application for carrying out building work for a building or structure on a lot that contains, or is adjacent to a lot that contains, the distributor-retailer’s infrastructure.
referral agency , for a development application, means a referral agency for the application under the Planning Act .
s 53 def referral agency sub 2019 No. 11 s 231 s ch 1 pt 1
relevant participating local government , for a function of a distributor-retailer, means the distributor-retailer’s participating local government for the local government area in relation to which the function is performed or exercised.
s 53 amd 2010 No. 20 s 8 ; 2012 No. 1 ss 20 , 105 sch ; 2013 No. 23 s 195 ; 2013 No. 30 s 6 ; 2014 No. 16 s 4 ; 2016 No. 27 s 454
(sec.53-ssec.1) A distributor-retailer may delegate any of its functions to a member of its board, its chief executive officer or any of its appropriately qualified employees.
(sec.53-ssec.2) However, a function can not be delegated under subsection (1) to a person to whom a circumstance mentioned in section 47 applies.
(sec.53-ssec.3) A board may delegate any of its functions to— a committee of members of the board; or the distributor-retailer’s chief executive officer.
(sec.53-ssec.4) The chief executive officer of a distributor-retailer may delegate his or her functions, including a function delegated to the chief executive officer, to an appropriately qualified employee of the distributor-retailer. For general laws about delegation, see the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A .
(sec.53-ssec.5) Without limiting subsection (1) , a distributor-retailer may delegate the following functions to its relevant participating local government— functions under chapter 2C relating to the appointment of water connection officers; functions under chapter 4C ; functions as a referral agency for a particular development application.
(sec.53-ssec.6) A relevant participating local government may subdelegate a function delegated to it under subsection (5) to an appropriately qualified officer or employee of the local government.
(sec.53-ssec.7) Without limiting subsection (4) , the chief executive officer of a distributor-retailer may delegate his or her functions under sections 99BRBB , 99BRBC and 99BRBD to a relevant participating local government of the distributor-retailer.
(sec.53-ssec.8) A delegation of a chief executive’s power to a participating local government may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.53-ssec.9) In this section— building work see the Building Act 1975 , section 5 . particular development application , for a distributor-retailer, means a development application for carrying out building work for a building or structure on a lot that contains, or is adjacent to a lot that contains, the distributor-retailer’s infrastructure. referral agency , for a development application, means a referral agency for the application under the Planning Act . s 53 def referral agency sub 2019 No. 11 s 231 s ch 1 pt 1 relevant participating local government , for a function of a distributor-retailer, means the distributor-retailer’s participating local government for the local government area in relation to which the function is performed or exercised.
- (a) a committee of members of the board; or
- (b) the distributor-retailer’s chief executive officer.
- (a) functions under chapter 2C relating to the appointment of water connection officers;
- (b) functions under chapter 4C ;
- (c) functions as a referral agency for a particular development application.