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Delegations of authority

The Powerlink Queensland Constitution (PDF 65KB) enables the Board to delegate its powers to the Chief Executive or other employees of Powerlink Queensland.

To facilitate our day-to-day operations, the Board has delegated its authority (within specified limits) to the Chief Executive and other delegates:

• The Chief Executive is authorised to sub-delegate any powers delegated to the Chief Executive by the Board to any office-holder within the business whom the Chief Executive believes to be appropriately qualified to exercise the sub-delegated power. The Chief Executive will report annually to the Audit and Compliance Committee any changes to sub-delegations other than ‘Purchases of Goods and Services’.
• Business Unit Managers may sub-delegate the ‘Approval for Purchase of Goods and Services’ delegation, but only up to and including their delegation limit and only to the positions within their Business Unit. No other sub-delegations are allowed.

Delegation of financial authority attaches to the position, not the individual occupying the position, and only the occupier of the position (including those acting in a position) may exercise that authority.

Any sub-delegation by the Chief Executive or a Business Unit Manager must be in writing, signed by the sub-delegator and made in favour of a specified office, by reference to the title of the office concerned.

Any such sub-delegation will not relieve the sub-delegator of his or her obligation to ensure that the power is properly exercised. In particular, the sub-delegator must ensure that any requirements for Board or other approval or any post-notification or similar requirements are complied with.

It is the responsibility of each delegate to ensure that they act within the strict limits of their delegated authority.