Annual Report 2015-16

Competitive neutrality
By resolution at the ordinary meeting held on 11 February 2016, Council adopted to:
   apply the Full Cost Pricing reform option to the waste management business activity for the
    2015/16 financial year in accordance with s44(1)(b) of the LG Act 2009, and
   apply the Code of Competitive Conduct to the holiday parks business activity for the
    2015/16 financial year in accordance with s47 of the LG Act 2009.

Council’s is committed to ongoing compliance with National Competition Policy principles and its
legislative obligations in this area. It is committed to ensuring that its business activities operate on
a level playing field with private businesses in the community.

Council ensures that the pricing practices for each business activity complies with the principles of
full cost pricing such that total revenue, inclusive of identified and measured community service
obligations and net of any advantages and disadvantages of public ownership, should aim to cover
the following elements:
 operational and resource costs;
 administration and overhead costs;
 depreciation;
 tax and debt equivalents; and
 return on capital / return on cost.

During the period, there were no investigation notices provided to Council relating to competitive
neutrality complaints. Accordingly, The Queensland Competition Authority did not make any
reportable recommendations to Council in relation to a competitive neutrality complaint.

Commercial business units
Pursuant to s 27(2) of the LG Regulation, a commercial business unit is a business unit that
conducts business in accordance with the prescribed key principles of commercialisation.

Council did not nominate any business activities as commercial business units during the period.



Services, facilities and activities, for which special rates/charges
levied
Below is a list of Council levies and special charges for the period:
   Tourism Levy
   Noosa Waters Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy
   Noosa Waters Canal Maintenance Levy
   Noosa Junction Levy
   Hastings Street Precinct Maintenance Levy
   Noosa Main Beach Maintenance Levy
   Rural Fire Charge
   Hastings Street Community Safety Program Charge
   Lower Noosa North Shore Electricity Charge



Noosa Council Annual Report 2015/16                                                             Page 27