NOOSA – GYMPIE WASTE MANAGEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING · NSC and GRC - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

 Memorandum of Understanding between
 Gympie Regional Council and Noosa Shire Council




 3. OBJECTIVES

      3.1. The Parties agree to work together to achieve the following Objectives:
           •   compliance with applicable legislative and policy frameworks and guidelines, including
               but not limited to the Local Government Act 2009 and Local Government Regulation
               2012,
           •   undertake robust project investigation, planning and initiation activities to determine
               mutually beneficial regional opportunities,
           •   establishment of partnered arrangements across any Goods/Services/other, identified
               and agreed to by both Parties, under this MOU,
           •   establishment of regional arrangements to maximise operational and financial efficiency,
           •   to assist each other as agreed by the Parties to maximise the efficient and effective
               provision of services to their respective communities.

 4. PARTNERED OPPORTUNITIES - PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

      4.1. The Parties agree to develop and implement an agreed project planning and
           implementation framework including, but not limited to:

           •   Project Initiation process and documentation,

           •   Review and approval process/es for proposed projects including consultation with
               relevant parties/authorities,

           •   Appropriate binding agreement/s for project implementation and delivery

           •   Project reporting and review process/es

 5. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

      5.1. Executive Sponsor’s will be nominated for each Party and will have the authority to act on
           that Party’s behalf, including on the Steering Committee. Executive Sponsor and Steering
           Committee representatives are outlined in Schedule A.

      5.2. Project Group Representatives will be nominated by each Party on an opportunity/project-
           by-project basis and outlined in Schedule B of the MOU for record, along with roles and
           responsibilities for each project and associated reference documentation.

      5.3. The Steering Committee and Project Group Representative’s will work together to progress
           the Objectives of the MOU in accordance with the MOU Principles.

      5.4. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary resources in order to progress/achieve the
           Objectives and subsequent agreed Projects/Initiatives outlined in Schedule B of the MOU.




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