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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                                                                                                                                                    ANNEXURE B
 Public Submissions Received for the Proposed Local Law and Council’s Consideration
 Public Submissions for –
        Local Law No 7 (Waste Management) 2017 (the proposed local law)
        Public Interest Test Plan
 Advertised in the Noosa News on Friday 12th January 2018 and on Council’s website – “yoursaynoosa”.
 Public consultation occurred over a 21 day period commencing on Friday 12 January 2018 and ending on Friday 2
 February 2018

 Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009
 Unless otherwise authorised or required under a law any personal information contained in any submission made will only be utilised by Council for the
 purposes of conducting the Local Government Act 2009 prescribed consultation stage of Council’s Local Law making process


 TOTAL = 2 submissions received.
 Table 1 – Submissions received
  Submission from:          Submission details                                                                                     Key matters raised in submission

  Waste, Recycling Industry                                                                                                        The proposed local law:
                                  1.    Executive Summary
  Association of QLD (WRIQ)                                                                                                           is anti-competitive as it allows Council
                                                                                                                                       to create a monopoly over commercial
  {redacted}                      (a)   WRIQ opposes the introduction of the proposed local law on the following basis:
                                                                                                                                       waste collection services and will result
                                                                                                                                       in higher prices for consumers without a
  ‘These submissions are made           (i)       the proposed local law is anti-competitive and result's in continued higher
                                                                                                                                       commensurate increase in quality or
  on behalf of the members of           prices for consumers without a commensurate increase in quality or innovation. All
                                                                                                                                       innovation.
                                        businesses located in Councils jurisdiction currently pay on average 30 (thirty)
  the Waste, Recycling Industry                                                                                                       provides no public benefit in its
                                        percent more for their waste services as compared to businesses allowed to
  Association of Queensland                                                                                                            introduction.
                                        source services from non-council mandated provisions not in the Noosa Council
  Inc (WRIQ). WRIQ is the
                                        area. The making of this law presents opportunity to Council to further increase              is anti-competitive and violates the
  premier industry association                                                                                                         competitive neutrality principle. Will
  in Queensland, representing           business costs unilaterally;
                                                                                                                                       impact on business environment and
  more than 90 Queensland-                                                                                                             place restrictions on business
  based organisations ranging           (ii)      Council has failed to provide any evidence by way of independent
                                        reports, research or other data and findings that quantifies or determines any                 ownership, structural form, business
  from large multi-national                                                                                                            behaviour or product / service quality.
                                        community benefit by introducing the proposed local law, insofar as the proposed
  organisations through to
                                        local law relates to 'waste' and regulating the disposal of 'waste' at waste facilities;      consultation process has been