Hints on how to conduct a Public Interest Test?
This paper has been prepared to help local government carry out a competitive neutrality public interest test, which gives the community, the best outcome and achieves competitive neutrality compliance. Under CN policy, Councils are required to conduct a public interest test when the application of a chosen CN measure would jeopardise Council’s public policy objectives. Local government needs to be aware of the close relationship between CN and Best Value, and ideally carry out one public interest test, that satisfies both when reviewing services. This paper has been prepared by the MAV CN working party. The purpose of a CN public interest test, is to gain appropriate public consultation on a range of costed service delivery options for a Council service. The process is required to be open and transparent with Council being able to justify that for any anti competitive arrangement it carries out, the service will deliver a net benefit to the community. This test is not only about obtai
