2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           21 JULY 2015


This would see expanded trading hours for the large retailers and shopping centres across the
Sunshine Coast including Noosa. The current trading hours in Noosa are:-
    Monday to Friday                                                          8.00 am       9.00 pm
    Saturday                                                                  8.00 am       5:30 pm
    Sunday (excluding Easter Sunday)                                          9.00 am       6.00 pm
    Public Holidays (as defined) (excluding Good Friday, Anzac Day,           9.00 am       6.00 pm
    Labour Day and Christmas Day)
    Notwithstanding the opening and closing times prescribed herein for       8. 00 am      6.00 pm
    public   holidays,   the   opening    and     closing  times    for
    non-exempt shops on Easter Saturday : Easter Saturday

The Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIQ) was consulted on the Application
and advised that the results of a recent survey of members revealed that while overall
businesses in South East Queensland generally supported the deregulation of shop trading
hours, the majority of small businesses opposed it. Considerations of small businesses included
the costs especially in increased wages with longer opening hours and the impact on exempt
businesses that have unrestricted trading hours under the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990,
for example, bakeries and fruit shops.
Contact has also been made with Sara Fisher (President CCIQ Noosa), Danielle Taylor
(Chamber of Commerce Cooroy) and Daniel Massingham (Tourism Noosa) who believed the
proposed increase in trading hours was not needed or advantageous to small businesses in
Noosa.

Previous Council Consideration
Nil

Finance & Risk
Nil

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The following organisations were consulted in relation to this matter: Senior Policy Advisor CCIQ;
Sara Fisher, President CCIQ Noosa, CEO of Tourism Noosa and Danielle Taylor, Chamber of
Commerce Cooroy.
Internal Consultation

Chief Executive Officer
Departments/Sections Consulted:

      Community Services                              Planning & Infrastructure
      Disaster Management & Public Order              Building & Plumbing Services
      Waste & Environmental Health                    DA Planning
      Community Facilities                            Strategic Land Use Planning
      Cultural Facilities                             Asset Design & Investigations
                                                      Asset Planning
                                                      Civil Operations
                                                      Environment
X     Executive Office                                Corporate Services
      Community Engagement                            Finance
      Customer Service                                ICT
      Executive Support                               Procurement & Fleet
      Governance                                      Property & Facilities
      Human Resources                                 Revenue Services



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