Annual Report 2019-20

          Noosa Shire Council                                    2019 - 20 Annual Report



                                Services, facilities and activities for which
                                special rates / charges were levied
                                Below is a list of Council levies and special rates /
                                charges for the period:
                                • Tourism and Economic Levy
                                • Noosa Waters Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy
                                • Noosa Waters Canal Maintenance Levy
                                • Noosa Junction Levy
                                • Noosa Junction Streetscape Levy
                                • Hastings Street Precinct Levy
                                • Noosa Main Beach Levy
                                • Rural Fire Charge
                                • Hastings Street Community Safety Program Charge
                                • Lower Noosa North Shore Electricity Charge
                                There were no levies or special charges supplied by
                                another local government under an agreement for
                                conducting a joint government activity.


                                Summary of concessions for rates and
                                charges
                                General rate concessions
                                In addition to those classes of land granted a general
                                rate exemption per the relevant provisions of the LG
                                Act and supporting regulations, Council also provides
                                general rates concessions to land deemed eligible in
                                accordance with Council’s General Rates Donations
                                Policy.
                                Applications received during the 2019/20 year
                                that meet the policy eligibility requirements will
                                be granted a general rate concession for the year.
                                Property owners must immediately notify Council
                                if there is a substantive change of land use for a
                                property in receipt of a general rate concession.

                                Deferment of general rates
                                Chapter 4 Part 10 of the LG Regulation allows Council
                                to grant a rating concession to certain ratepayers by
                                entering an agreement to defer the payment of rates
                                and charges.
                                Pursuant to section 120(1)(a), section 121(b) and
                                section 122(1)(b) of the LG Regulation, Council may
                                allow eligible pensioners to enter into an agreement
                                to defer the payment of rates.

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