Annual Report 2020-21

                                                                              2020 - 21 Annual Report


Council ensures that the pricing practises for each business activity comply with the principles of
full cost pricing such that total revenue, inclusive of identified and measured community service
obligations and net of any advantages and disadvantages of public ownership, should aim to cover
the following elements:
    • Operational and resource costs;
    • Administration and overhead costs;
    • Depreciation;
    • Tax and debt equivalents; and
    • Return on capital / return on cost.
During the period, there were no investigation notices provided to Council relating to competitive
neutrality complaints. Accordingly, the Queensland Competition Authority did not make any
reportable recommendations to Council in relation to a competitive neutrality complaint.


Services, facilities and activities for which special rates/charges were levied
Below is a list of Council levies and special rates/charges for the period:
    • Tourism and Economic Levy
    • Noosa Waters Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy
    • Noosa Waters Canal Maintenance Levy
    • Noosa Junction Levy
    • Hastings Street Precinct Levy
    • Noosa Main Beach Levy
    • Rural Fire Charge
    • Hastings Street Community Safety Program Charge
    • Lower Noosa North Shore Electricity Charge
There were no levies or special charges supplied by another local government under an agreement
for conducting a joint government activity.


Summary of concessions for rates and charges
General rate concessions
In addition to those classes of land granted a general rate exemption, Council also provides general
rates concessions to land deemed eligible in accordance with Council’s General Rate Donations
Policy. Applications received during the 2020/21 year that meet the policy eligibility requirements
will be granted a general rate concession for the year. Property owners must immediately notify
Council if there is a substantive change of land use for a property in receipt of a general rate
concession.

Deferment of general rates
Chapter 4 Part 10 of the LG Regulation 2012 allows Council to grant a rating concession to certain
ratepayers by entering an agreement to defer the payment of rates and charges.
Pursuant to section 120(1)(a), section 121(b) and section 122(1)(b) of the LG Regulation 2012 Council
may allow eligible pensioners to enter into an agreement to defer the payment of rates.


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