2018-08-07 S&O Agenda - Att 1 to Item 7 - Public Interest Test Report

Negative licensing
Stakeholder      Impact                                                                                                                      Weighting

Local           Development and implementation of new regulatory regime.                                                                     Low negative -1
government
                Loss of fees to cover administrative costs.                                                                                  Low negative -1

                Reduction in administrative processes, ie. no permit applications.                                                           Low positive +1

                Possibility of lack of knowledge of when new operators enter the market.                                                     Low negative -1

                Loss of ability to set site specific conditions - may result in lowering of standards and as a result increase complaints.   Low negative -1
                Also, to change the standards, the local law will need to be amended, whereas under the permit system Council
                could simply change the conditions in a permit.
                                                                                                                                             Low positive +1
                Higher fines.
                                                                                                                                             Overall - Low negative

Existing        Reduction in operating costs ie. no permit renewal applications required and no fees.                                        Low positive +1
operators
                Increase in competition through removal of barrier to entry.                                                                 Low negative -1

                Higher fines for non-compliance.                                                                                             Low negative -1

                Standards apply to all operators equally.                                                                                    Low positive +1

                Greater onus on operators to ensure compliance with standards in local law.                                                  Low negative -1

                                                                                                                                             Overall - Low negative

Potential       Removal of barrier to entry.                                                                                                 Low positive +1
operators
                Rules are know prior to entry.                                                                                               Low positive +1

                Higher fines for non-compliance.                                                                                             Low negative -1

                Greater onus on operators to ensure compliance with standards in local law.                                                  Low negative -1

                                                                                                                                             Overall - Neutral

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                                                                                                             ATTACHMENT 1 PIT Report - Administration LL SLL 2018