❓ A parliamentary question regarding alleged unrecorded waste dumping by Atlas at Tamala Park landfill and its impact on landfill levies and waste diversion bounty calculations. The Minister denies knowledge of unrecorded dumping, citing advice from the Department of Environmental Protection.
AnsweredQoN 1421Legislative Council
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TAMALA PARK LAND FILL, STIRLING RECYCLING FACILITY
An extra day’s notice of this question has been given. (1) Is the Minister for the Environment and Heritage or the Department of Environmental Protection aware that the operators of the Atlas-City of Stirling waste recycling facility are dumping waste in the Tamala Park landfill without its being weighed or recorded? (2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS
An extra day’s notice of this question has been given. (1) Is the Minister for the Environment and Heritage or the Department of Environmental Protection aware that the operators of the Atlas-City of Stirling waste recycling facility are dumping waste in the Tamala Park landfill without its being weighed or recorded? (2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(1) Is the Minister for the Environment and Heritage or the Department of Environmental Protection aware that the operators of the Atlas-City of Stirling waste recycling facility are dumping waste in the Tamala Park landfill without its being weighed or recorded? (2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(1) Is the Minister for the Environment and Heritage or the Department of Environmental Protection aware that the operators of the Atlas-City of Stirling waste recycling facility are dumping waste in the Tamala Park landfill without its being weighed or recorded? (2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(2) If so, did the minister or the department permit this unrecorded waste to be dumped at Tamala Park? (3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(3) Will the minister table all weighbridge dockets for waste delivery by Atlas to the Tamala Park land fill from the City of Stirling recycling facility on 14 May 2002; and, if not, why not? (4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(4) Is Atlas required to pay land fill levies on the unweighed and unrecorded loads taken to Tamala Park; and, if not, why not? (5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(5) How does the dumping of unrecorded land fill affect the calculation of payments for the waste diversion bounty to Atlas? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following response - (1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(1) She is not aware of any waste being dumped that is not weighed and recorded and has been advised by the Department of Environmental Protection that all waste received at the Tamala Park land fill is weighed and recorded. (2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
(2), (4) and (5) See (1). (3) No. The minister has been advised that the land fill levy regulations require 24 hours notice to be given to land fill operators to provide detailed records of waste received.
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