Annual Report 2020-21

          Noosa Shire Council



  Discretionary Funds
  Section 109 of the LG Act defines discretionary funds as funds in the local government’s operating
  fund that are:
      • budgeted for community purposes; and
      • allocated by a Councillor at the Councillor’s discretion.
  For the period, Council did not establish any discretionary funds.


  Beneficial Enterprises
  Section 39(3) of the LG Act defines a beneficial enterprise as an enterprise that a local government
  considers is directed to benefiting, and can reasonably be expected to benefit, the whole or part of
  its local government area. Additionally, section 39(4) of the LG Act provides that a local government
  is conducting a beneficial enterprise if the local government is engaging in, or helping, the
  beneficial enterprise.
  During the period, Council did not engage in any beneficial enterprises.


  Business Activities
  A business activity is defined in Schedule 4 of the LG Act as the trading in goods and services by the
  local government.
  Council conducted the following business activities during the period:
      • Waste management; and
      •	Holiday parks, including the Boreen Point Campground, Noosa North Shore Beachfront
         Caravan Park and Noosa River Holiday Park.


  Significant Business Activity
  In accordance with threshold of expenditure and the methodology prescribed by sections 19 and
  20 of the LG Regulation, Council’s waste management activity was considered a significant business
  activity for the period.


  Commercial Business Units
  Pursuant to section 27(2) of the LG Regulation, a commercial business unit is a business unit that
  conducts business in accordance with the prescribed key principles of commercialisation.
  Council did not nominate any business activities as commercial business units during the period.


  Competitive Neutrality
  Council is committed to ongoing compliance with National Competition Policy principles and its
  legislative obligations in this area. Furthermore, Council is committed to ensuring that its business
  activities operate on a level playing field with private businesses in the community.




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