2014-01-02 Budget Attachments

Noosa Shire Council Revenue Statement



1.      INTRODUCTION
The Local Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013 was enacted on 11
April 2013, and in accordance with this regulation the Noosa region will de-amalgamate from the
Sunshine Coast region on 1 January 2014, when the Noosa Shire Council will commence
operations as a new local government entity.
Section 169(2) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 requires Council to prepare and adopt a
revenue statement each financial year as part of the local government’s budget. Section 172 of the
Local Government Regulation 2012 specifies the content to be included in the revenue statement.
Pursuant to Sections 169(2) and 172 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council hereby
resolves at the budget meeting on 2 January 2014 to adopt the following revenue statement, which
provides details of the following:
    General Rate
    Separate Charges (a charge made and levied equally on all rateable land)
      Environment Levy
      Public Transport Levy
      Heritage Levy
    Special Rates (a rate made and levied on the rateable value of some, but not all, rateable land
     in the shire)
      Tourism Levy
      Noosa Waters Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy
      Noosa Junction Levy
      Noosa Main Beach Precinct Streetscape Levy
    Special Charges (a charge made and levied on some, but not all, rateable land in the shire).
      Rural Fire Charge
      Hastings Street Community Safety Charge
      Lower Noosa North Shore Electricity Charge
    Waste Management Charges
    Holding Tank Charges
    Administration which covers Pensioner Concessions, Discounts, Arrangements, General Rate
     Deferments, General Rate Concessions and Interest
    The criteria used to decide the amount of cost-recovery fees and
    The criteria used to decide the amount of charges for a commercial business activity’s goods
     and services.




                                                Noosa Shire Council Budget six months ending 30 June 2014   4