Drew,
I agree with Suzi although I would suggest that allowing residential buildings to install their own waste management system is fraught with danger going forward.
As a ratepayer I would be concerned that this type of charging regime would create a system of haves & have nots.
What is to stop an individual ratepayer entering into an agreement with a private supplier for collection, eg fortnightly, thereby saving themselves money? I’m not aware that there is any ‘allowance’ available with =in the LGA & from memory (although it is fading) the intention of the availability charge was only to cover vacant land. It was never intended to cover this type of situation.
JT
