SUPPLEMENTARY

BUSINESS PAPER

Ordinary Meeting

Wednesday,  13 May, 2009

at 6:30 pm

Hornsby Shire Council	Table of Contents
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SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS  

Item 2     LM8/09 Late Supplementary Report

Corporate and Community Division

Date of Meeting: 13/05/2009

ITEM 1

GM5/09 - Review of Council's Delegations

Additional information with  CHANGE / NO CHANGE  to Recommendation

Changes to original report.

THAT Council

1.       Receive and note the report;

2.       Confirm the delegations to the General Manager.

3.       Rescind all previous appointments and delegations under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.

4.       Appoint Mark Hood as an inspector under Section 41 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.

5.       Delegate to Robert Ball, Robert Stephens, Mark Hood, Anthony Newling, Jamie  Wright and Sean Allison authority to carry out Council's duties and responsibilities     under the following sections of the Noxious Weeds Act 1993:

          i Section 12 Failure to Control Noxious Weeds

       The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert

       Ball and Robert Stephens.

ii     Section 18a  Prior Notice of Weed Control Notice

       The power to issue prior notice of a proposed weed control notice under

       this section to be given to Robert Ball, Mark Hood, Anthony Newling,

       Jamie Wright and Sean Allison.

iii    Section 18 Weed Control Notices

       The power to issue weed control notices under this section to be given to

       Robert Ball and Mark Hood.

iv    Section 19 Failure to Comply with a Weeds Notice

       The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to

       Robert Ball and Robert Stephens.

v     Section 20 Noxious Weed Control by Local Control Authority

       after Weed Control Notice not complied with

Subsection (1) The power to authorise such work to be given to Robert Ball,

       Mark Hood and Anthony Newling.

Subsection (2) Authority to carry out such work to be given to Robert Ball,

       Mark Hood, Jamie Wright, Sean Allison and contractors working on behalf

       of Council.

Subsection (3) Power to issue notices to occupiers prior to taking action

       under this section to be given to Robert Ball, Mark Hood and Anthony

       Newling.

vi    Section 28 Sale or Removal from land Infested With Notifiable

                   Weed Material

                   The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert

                   Ball and Robert Stephens.

vii   Section 29 Sale of Turf etc. From Land Infested With Notifiable

       Weeds

       The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert

       Ball and Robert Stephens.

viii  Section 30 Scattering of Notifiable Weed Material - the power to

       initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert Ball and

       Robert Stephens.

ix    Section 32 Use of Agricultural Machines that are Carrying

       Notifiable Weeds

                   The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert

                   Ball and Robert Stephens.

x     Section 36A  Temporary Restrictions During Weed Control

       The power to impose temporary restrictions to be given to Robert Ball and

       Mark Hood.

xi    Section 41 Appointment of Inspectors - power to appoint inspectors

       under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for the Local Control Authority to be

       given to Robert Ball and Robert Stephens.

xii   Section 45 Notice of Entry

       The power to give occupiers notice prior to entry to be given to Robert Ball,

       Mark Hood, Anthony Newling, Jamie Wright and Sean Allison.

xiii  Section 46 Use of Force

       The power to authorise use of force to gain entry to premises to be given

       to Robert Ball and Robert Stephens.

xiv  Section 47 Notification of Use of Force

                   The power to notify an occupier of the use of force to be given to Robert

                   Ball and Robert Stephens.

xv   Section 50 Certificates of Authority

       The power to issue Certificates of Authority for Inspectors under this Act

       to be given to Robert Ball and Robert Stephens, these Certificates must

       be signed by same.

xvi  Section 54 Offences: Obstructing an Inspector etc

       The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to Robert

       Ball and Robert Stephens.

xvii Section 55 Offence: Impersonation of an Inspector

       The power to initiate prosecutions under this section to be given to

       Robert Ball and Robert Stephens.

xviii Section 64 Certificates as to Weed Control Notices etc.

       Power to issue such certificates to be given Robert Ball and Mark Hood.

File Reference:           F2005/00001

Document Number:   D01154849