Annual Report 2023-24

                                                                                                                                   Executive
      The below table provides a summary of complaints managed for the period.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Governance and Disclosures
      Administrative Action Complaints



       Classification                                                     2022/23                     2023/24
                                                                                                                                   Remuneration
                                                                                                                                   Under section 201 of the LG Act, the Annual Report of a     The total of remuneration packages payable to senior
        a) Administrative action complaints received                       18                          55
                                                                                                                                   local government must state the total of all remuneration   executives during the period was $1,565,350.88.
                                                                                                                                   packages that were payable during the reporting period
        b) Administrative action complaints resolved                       17                          47                          to the senior management of the local government and        The annual package bands for Council’s senior
                                                                                                                                   the number of employees in senior management who            Executive Team are outlined below.
                                                                                                                                   are being paid each band of remuneration.
        c) Administrative action complaints unresolved                     8                           9

                                                                                                                                   The senior management of a local government
        d) Administrative action complaints under c) that
                                                                           1                           0                           consists of the CEO and all senior executive employees
            were made in the previous financial year
                                                                                                                                   (Directors) of the local government.

                                                                                                                                   Executive Remuneration for period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024


      Privacy                                                         Human Rights                                                  Package Band                                               Number of senior executive employees


164   Complaints                                                      Complaints                                                     $0 - $100,000                                             0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      165




      A key aspect of good governance is the responsible              Noosa Council is committed to protecting and promoting         $100,001 - $200,000                                       1*
      handling of personal information. Council is strongly           human rights by ensuring that human rights are
      committed to protecting an individual’s right to                considered when making, interpreting, and applying
                                                                                                                                     $200,001 - $300,000                                       4
      privacy and protecting the personal information of              laws, developing policies, and providing services to
      individuals. Queensland’s Information Privacy Act               our community. Council also recognises that it has an
      2009 regulates how personal information is managed              important role in complying with Queensland’s Human            $300,001 - $400,000                                       1
      within government. Council’s Governance Branch                  Rights Act 2019 through its actions, decisions, proposals,
      independently investigate complaints made by                    and recommendations.
                                                                                                                                   Note: *Director was employed on a part time basis
      individuals who believe that Council has failed to fulfil its
      legislative obligations.                                        Under the Human Rights Act 2019, a person who
                                                                      believes a public entity has limited their human rights
      For this reporting period, Council did not receive any          has the right to raise a complaint directly with Council.
      privacy complaints.                                             In accordance with section 65 of the Human Rights Act




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Noosa Council Annual Report 23/24
                                                                      2019, Council has 45 business days to respond, after
                                                                      which the individual can make a formal complaint to
                                                                      the Queensland Human Rights Commission if Council
                                                                      has not responded, or the person is not satisfied with
                                                                      Council’s response.


                                                                      For this reporting period, Council did not receive any
                                                                      human rights complaints.