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committee's Report

The committee's report on the Bill was tabled on 11 August 2017.  The Bill was passed with amendment on 5 September 2017. 

View: Report No. 39, 55th Parliament, Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017
View: Government response to the committee's report on the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017

ABOUT The Bill

On 14 June 2017 Hon Dr Steven Miles MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef introduced the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Agriculture and Environment Committee for detailed consideration.

The Bill amends the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

According to the Explanatory Notes, the objectives of the Bill are to:

• provide a head of power for the introduction of a:
  • lightweight plastic shopping bag ban;
  • container refund scheme for Queensland; and
• amend provisions in relation to End of Waste Codes to:
  • enable greater control on the use of end of waste resources, when necessary, to reduce the potential for environmental harm; and
  • streamline and clarify administrative arrangements for end of waste approvals.

View: Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Explanatory speech
View: Departmental Written Briefing
View: Additional Information, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
View: Departmental jurisdictional comparison
View: Departmental response to submissions

submissions 

Submissions closed on 3 July 2017

timeline 

Public hearing:          12 July 2017 -  transcript  
Public briefing:         12 July 2017 -  transcript
Public meeting:         27 July 2017 - Yeppoon 
Report tabled:           11 August 2017

View: Parliamentary committee coming to Yeppoon to hear views on plastic bag ban and container refund scheme