Where Council needs to act through others, the appointment is formalised through a written ‘instrument of delegation’. This delegates powers, duties and functions to Council officers, and in some instances, delegated committees of Council.
Our delegation regime is outlined in Delegation Framework, Policy and Procedures. This document establishes the framework in which Council officers exercise their delegated powers and functions.
These instruments of delegation represent Council’s ‘register of delegations’.
To view the original instruments, contact the Governance unit via governance@mrsc.vic.gov.au or (03) 5422 0333.
Delegations are updated when legislation is amended.
Council to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (s5)
An instrument of delegation to the CEO was approved by Council on 13 December 2023:Instrument of Delegation Council to CEO (PDF, 551KB)
Council to positions in the organisation (s6)
An instrument of delegation was approved by Council on 27 April 2022. This instrument 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: Instrument of Delegation Members of Staff(PDF, 24MB)
CEO to various positions in the organisation (s7) (s7A), (s13) and (s13A)
The (s7) Instrument of Delegation was approved by the CEO on 13 April 2022 and the (s7A) Instrument of Delegation was approved by the CEO on 7 February 2024 . These Instruments also covers powers, duties and functions under a wide range of Acts and regulations, and a range of miscellaneous (i.e. non statutory) items: Instrument of Delegation CEO to Staff(PDF, 3MB) and Instrument of Delegation CEO to staff (S7A(PDF, 59MB))
The (s13A) Instrument of Delegation(PDF, 6MB) was approved by the CEO on 1 June 2020 and the (s13) Instrument of Delegation(PDF, 7MB) was approved by the Acting CEO on 4 May 2020.
Delegated Committees
Council may delegate powers, duties and functions to members of delegated committees in accordance with sections 11 and 63 of the Local Government Act.
Submitters Delegated Committee
On 26 August 2020, Council established the Submitters Delegated Committee and approved an instrument of delegation to the committee.
Planning Delegated Committee
The Planning Delegated Committee was established by Council on 23 June 2021 as a delegated committee under section 63 of the Local Government Act 2020 to hear from applicants/land owners and objectors/submitters on statutory and strategic planning matters including planning applications and to determine planning matters.