Annual Report 2021-22(PDF, 15MB)

           Noosa Shire Council



     Arrangements to Pay
     Chapter 4 Part 10 of the LG Regulation allows Council to grant a rating concession to certain
     ratepayers by entering into an arrangement to pay rates and charges.
     Pursuant to section 120(1)(c), section 121(b) and section 122(1)(b) of the LG Regulation, Council
     may allow ratepayers to enter into an arrangement to pay rates and charges by weekly, fortnightly or
     monthly payments.
     These arrangements will be entered into for properties where there were no overdue rates and
     charges from previous rating periods and the ratepayer and Council agree that such payments will
     allow the outstanding rates or charges payable to be paid by the end of the current billing period.
     An application for an arrangement to pay should be received by Council prior to 31 July 2021 or
     31 January 2022. Under an arrangement, no discount will be provided for rates which are due.
     Repayments will be calculated as at the time of applying for an arrangement and will not incur
     interest charges.
     Where a ratepayer defaults on an arrangement to pay, the arrangement will be cancelled, and interest
     will be charged on the overdue rates and charges in accordance with section 2.5.1 of the revenue
     statement.


     Invitations to Change Tenders
     There were no reportable invitations made by Council to change tenders during the period.


     Infrastructure Charges
     Under Queensland infrastructure charges legislation, Council levies infrastructure charges on
     development approvals. They can be collected in the form of monetary contributions, or in some
     instances in the form of physical trunk infrastructure in lieu of paying the charge. The timing of money
     contributions received may differ from the timing of when the infrastructure is constructed, and any
     unspent funds are held by Council in reserve for that purpose in future years.
     Council’s planning scheme identifies the particular trunk infrastructure can be funded through
     infrastructure charges in its Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP).
     Table 20 summarises the infrastructure charges revenue and expenditure for the 2021-22 financial
     year. In accordance with the Planning Regulation 2017, full details of infrastructure charges are
     provided on Council’s website.

     Table 20: Infrastructure charges summary

           Infrastructure charges revenue                Infrastructure charges revenue expenditure

        Total amount           Total amount of     Total amount of     Total amount of     Total amount
       of infrastructure   infrastructure charges    infrastructure     infrastructure       of unspent
      charges revenue           that were offset   charges revenue       charges that      infrastructure
      collected (by way       (i.e. infrastructure    spent on the         the local          charges
       of infrastructure         provided by a      supply of trunk      government           revenue
       charges levied)       developer in lieu of    infrastructure        refunded
                             paying the charge)

            $’000                  $’000                 $’000               $’000              $’000

           2,015.3                  22.1                 1,267.7              0.0              747.6
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