Statutory delegations play an important and essential role
in sound public administration with knowledge of sound delegation practices and
procedures being a core public sector skill.
A failure to have legally sound and accurate statutory
delegations in place can have serious and far reaching consequences including
the making of unauthorised and legally void statutory decisions.
Given the critical role of statutory delegations in public
administration, the purpose of this workshop is to provide an overview of the
key requirements of statutory delegations, consider how statutory delegations
differ from authorisations and explain best practice in statutory delegation.
Who should attend
- Government legal officers
- Government officers dealing with statutory delegations and authorisations.
What you will learn
A clear understanding of the difference between statutory delegations and authorisations
The key requirements and general rules applicable to the exercise of delegated statutory authority and instruments of delegations
Best practice in statutory delegation practice and procedure, including tips and tricks in drafting instruments of statutory delegation
Tips and traps to avoid in the exercise of delegated statutory authority.
Session 1 – Key concepts – 2 October
- What are statutory delegations?
- Delegations vs authorisations
- Specific delegations and general delegations.
Session 2 – Rules of statutory delegations – 9 October
- General rules and requirements about delegations and exercising delegated functions and powers
- Applying section 27A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld).
Session 3 – Curing defective delegations – 16 October
- Steps and processes that can be undertaken in curing defective instruments of delegation and authorisation, including retrospective actions
- Emerging issues and trends.