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Local Government Act 2009
sec.44Ways to apply the competitive neutrality principle
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### sec.44 Ways to apply the competitive neutrality principle
The competitive neutrality principle may be applied by—
commercialisation of a significant business activity; or
full cost pricing of a significant business activity.
Commercialisation involves creating a new business unit, that is part of the local government, to conduct the significant business activity on a commercial basis.
Full cost pricing involves pricing the significant business activity on a commercial basis, but without creating a new business unit.
A regulation may provide for—
matters relating to commercialisation or full cost pricing; or
any other matter relating to the application of the competitive neutrality principle to the significant business activities of a local government.
s 44 amd 2012 No. 33 s 93
(sec.44-ssec.1) The competitive neutrality principle may be applied by— commercialisation of a significant business activity; or full cost pricing of a significant business activity.
(sec.44-ssec.2) Commercialisation involves creating a new business unit, that is part of the local government, to conduct the significant business activity on a commercial basis.
(sec.44-ssec.3) Full cost pricing involves pricing the significant business activity on a commercial basis, but without creating a new business unit.
(sec.44-ssec.4) A regulation may provide for— matters relating to commercialisation or full cost pricing; or any other matter relating to the application of the competitive neutrality principle to the significant business activities of a local government.
- (a) commercialisation of a significant business activity; or
- (b) full cost pricing of a significant business activity.
- (a) matters relating to commercialisation or full cost pricing; or
- (b) any other matter relating to the application of the competitive neutrality principle to the significant business activities of a local government.