Who is authorised to sign local government documents
236 Who is authorised to sign local government documents
The following persons may sign a document on behalf of a local government—
the head of the local government;
a delegate of the local government;
a councillor or local government employee who is authorised by the head of the local government, in writing, to sign documents.
Note—
See section 257 for the local government’s power to delegate.
The head of the local government is—
the mayor; or
if all of the councillors have been suspended or the local government has been dissolved under section 123 and an interim administrator is appointed—the interim administrator; or
if there are no councillors for any other reason and an interim administrator has not been appointed—the chief executive officer.
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