Meeting papers

SPECIAL MEETING                                                                           30 JUNE 2025



MOTION 17
That pursuant to section 118 of the Local Government Regulation, Council's rates and charges,
together with the State’s emergency management levy, must be paid within 30 days after the date
of issue of the rate notice.

MOTION 18
That pursuant to section 130 of the Local Government Regulation Council will allow a 5% discount
to general rates (only), if all rates and charges are paid in full on or before the due date (the 30th
day after the date the rate notice issues).

MOTION 19
That pursuant to section 133 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, compound interest of 12.12
per cent, accruing daily, will be charged on all overdue rates and charges, beginning on the day after
the due date noted on the rates notice.

MOTION 20
That pursuant to sections 120 to 123 of the Local Government Regulation, Council will grant a
concession of 25% of the general rate, to a maximum of $230.00, to all ratepayers who are
pensioners, where the eligibility requirements below are met, but subject to the further conditions
outlined in section 2.4.1 of Council's 2025-26 Revenue Statement.

Pensioners must hold one of the following concession cards:
•   Pensioner Concession C issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs; or
•   Repatriation Health (Gold) Card - for all conditions issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
The pensioner also must be:
•   the owner (either solely or jointly), or be an eligible life tenant, in accordance with the guidelines
    for the State Government Rate Subsidy Scheme, of property within the local government area,
    which is their principal place of residence, and must have (either solely or with a co-owner) the
    legal responsibility for payment of rates and charges Council levies in respect of the property.

MOTION 21
That pursuant to sections 120 to 122 of the Local Government Regulation, Council will grant
concessions to all ratepayers meeting the eligibility criteria set out in Council's 2025-26 Revenue
Statement (contained in the Noosa Council 2025/26 Budget document) and Council’s General Rate
Concessions Policy.

MOTION 22
That pursuant to sections 120 to 122 of the Local Government Regulation, Council will grant
concessions in the form of interest-free payment periods of up to 2 years to ratepayers that meet the
eligibility criteria set out in Council's Rates and Charges Financial Hardship Policy.

MOTION 23
That Council notes the revised 2025-2026 Service Level catalogues provided in Attachment 2 to the
Special Meeting report dated 30 June 2025.




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