❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Environment regarding the Waste Authority's recommendation for a landfill levy increase to support the recycling industry. The Minister acknowledges the Waste Authority's role but states the government isn't considering an increase for 2012-13.
AnsweredQoN 673Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WASTE AUTHORITY — LANDFILL LEVY
673. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
Does the minister agree with the Waste Authority's
recent statement that an increase in the landfill levy is needed to support a
viable recycling industry?
673. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
Does the minister agree with the Waste Authority's
recent statement that an increase in the landfill levy is needed to support a
viable recycling industry?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
The Waste Authority's role is to provide advice to
the Minister for Environment. It will investigate and provide its
recommendations to government on the landfill levy in order to achieve the
objectives of the waste strategy. The strategy includes an economic assessment
of the relationship between landfill cost and waste disposal and requires a
five-year plan for the use of the levy funds. The government has not increased
the landfill levy for the 2012–13 year and is not considering any
increase.
The Waste Authority's role is to provide advice to
the Minister for Environment. It will investigate and provide its
recommendations to government on the landfill levy in order to achieve the
objectives of the waste strategy. The strategy includes an economic assessment
of the relationship between landfill cost and waste disposal and requires a
five-year plan for the use of the levy funds. The government has not increased
the landfill levy for the 2012–13 year and is not considering any
increase.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.