Council Delegations

Council to the Chief Executive Officer (s5)

A new Instrument of Delegation was approved by Council on 6 October 2022. 

S5-Instrument-of-Delgation-to-CEO(PDF, 663KB)

Council to positions in the organisation (s6)

A new Instrument of Delegation was approved by Council on 6 October 2022 . This delegation covers a range of powers, duties and functions under specific Acts and Regulations where the delegation must be from the Council direct to the position, rather than through a sub delegation from the Chief Executive Officer. 

S6-Instrument-of-Delegation-to-Members-of-Council-Staff(PDF, 14MB)

Chief Executive Officer to various positions in the organisation (s7)

A new Instrument of delegation was approved by the Chief Executive Officer on 15 January 2024. This delegation also covers powers, duties and functions under a wide range of Acts and regulations and a range of miscellaneous (i.e. non statutory) items

S7-Instrument-of-Sub-Delegation-by-CEO(PDF, 2MB)

Port of Port Fairy Delegated Committee  (c4)

A new instrument of Delegation was approved by Council on 25 August 2020. As a consequence of the introduction of the new Local Government Act 2020, council resolved the Port of Port Fairy be a Delegated Committee. The purpose of a Delegated Committee is to exercise Council’s functions and powers and to perform Council’s duties in relation to the management, operation and development of the Port of Port Fairy. This requires an appropriate Instrument of Delegation.

 C4-Instrument-of-Delegation-Port-of-Port-Fairy-Delegated-Committee.pdf(PDF, 471KB)

Instrument of Delegation by CEO for VicSmart (S14)

Applications under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (S14)

S14-Instrument-of-Delegation-by-CEO-for-VicSmart-Applications-December-2020.pdf(PDF, 115KB)