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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                    6 AUGUST 2024


                          ATTACHMENT 1 – OFFICER’S REPORT


REPORT
Council issues infrastructure charges on development under its “Charges Resolution” to help fund
provision of “trunk” infrastructure identified in its Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP).
On 1 July 2024 through the “Planning (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2024”, the
State Government amended the “Planning Regulation 2017, Schedule 16 Prescribed amount” that
applies from 1 July 2024 for the 2024-2025 financial year in lieu of the indexation otherwise applied
under Clause 112 (2) (b) of the “Planning Act 2016”.
The Queensland Legislation webpage has been updated with the amended “Planning Regulation
2017, current as at 1 July 2024”. The updated prescribed (maximum) amounts equate to 4.29%
and 6.29% increases over the past two financial years.
To maintain direct consistency with the most current legislative/regulatory amendment, it is
recommended that Council’s current “Charges Resolution (No.7) 2022” be amended and replaced
with an updated “Charges Resolution (No.8) 2023” provided as Attachment 1 to this report to take
effect on 15 August 2024.
1.    Summary of Amendments
The amendments are administrative only and relate to the following items:
Section 1.1 Short title
Update the charges resolution citation to: (No.8) 2024
Section 1.3 Effect
Update the effective date to: 15 August 2024
Section 10.4 Schedule of Council Adopted Infrastructure Charges (under breakup agreement)
Update the base date to 1 July 2024 for the 2024-2025 Financial Year and amend Table 10.3
Schedule of Council adopted charges to:
•     Update Column 2 to the current “Planning Regulation 2017 Schedule 16 Prescribed
      amounts” updated by the State Government on 1 July 2023 as inserted by the “Planning
      (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2024”;
•     Update Column 3 “Council Charges” in accordance with the Charges breakup agreement
      with Unitywater of the updated Prescribed amounts in Column 2; and
•     Update Column 4 “Council Included Reductions” amounts maintaining unchanged previous
      proportioned (percentage) reductions.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 28 August 2014, Item 2, Page 6
That Council note the report by the Priority Infrastructure Planning and Infrastructure Charges
Officer to the Planning & Organisation Committee dated 28 January 2014 and:
1.    Adopt the “Noosa Shire Council Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution (No.1) 2014”
      (provided at Attachment 1 to the report) to replace the “Sunshine Coast Regional Council
      Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution (No.4) 2011” applying to development governed
      by The Noosa Plan;
2.    Publicly notify the adoption of the “Noosa Shire Council Adopted Infrastructure Charges
      Resolution (No.1) 2014” and forward a copy to the Chief Executive, Department of State
      Development, Infrastructure and Planning in accordance with section 648D of the
      “Sustainable Planning Act 2009”;

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