2018-03-06 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 2 - Public Interest Test Report

Noosa Council - Public Interest Test Report: Proposed Local Law No. 7 (Waste
Management) 2017
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       Stakeholder                                                 Impacts


                       However, the move to the alternative arrangement, that is, not making the proposed local
                       law, would result in a moderate negative impact or a low negative impact for all other
                       identified stakeholders. The move to the alternative arrangement would result in
                       increased costs for Council. These costs could be substantial and would be passed on
                       to the community.
                       Overall, the analysis of costs and benefits has determined that there would be a net cost
                       in moving to the alternative arrangement, that is, not making the proposed local law. The
                       anti-competitive provisions in the proposed local law should be retained in the public
                       interest.




 12.       Recommendation

 In consideration of the impacts identified above, it is recommended that each of the anti-
 competitive provisions identified in the public interest test plan be retained in LL7 in the
 overall public interest, because:

 (a)     the benefit of the anti-competitive provisions to the community as a whole outweighs the
         cost; and

 (b)     the most appropriate way of achieving the objectives of LL7 is by restricting
         competition in the way provided in the anti-competitive provisions.