The Queensland Treasury Strategic Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan outlines the department’s waste management practices. It has been developed in accordance with the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 and the State’s waste management strategy: Waste – Everyone’s responsibility: Queensland Waste Avoidance and Resource Productivity Strategy (2014-2024).
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to departments on implementing a full cost pricing policy for significant business activities (SBAs) as required under National Competition Policy (NCP) and commercialised business units (CBUs) under the Queensland Government’s Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009.
This statement is provided as an adjunct to the Queensland Government’s July 1996 policy statement, Competitive Neutrality and Queensland Government Business Activities.
This paper outlines the application of the elements of the Competition Principles Agreement to Queensland Local Government and is based on two issues papers prepared by the joint State/Local Government NCP Working Group and feedback from councils and other major stakeholders.
The purpose of this statement is to outline the approach to be taken by the Queensland Government in applying the principle of competitive neutrality to its Significant Business Activities(SBAs). The statement fulfils the commitment of the Queensland Government, under the National Competition Policy(NCP) agreements (notably the Competition Principles Agreement), to publish such a statement by 30 June 1996.