Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Waste Authority's decision to cease publishing meeting minutes and inquires about the release dates for the Waste Authority's business plan and the state waste strategy. The Minister responds that the Waste Authority now releases communiqués instead of minutes, and the waste strategy is under consideration, with the business plan to follow.

AnsweredQoN 236Legislative Council
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6 April 2011
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Environment

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WASTE AUTHORITY — MINUTES AND BUSINESS PLAN
(1) Is it true that the minutes of Waste Authority committee meetings are no longer published? (2) If yes to (1), who made that decision, when was the decision made and what were the reasons for the decision? (3) When will the Waste Authority’s business plan be released? (4) When will the state waste strategy be released? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
(2) If yes to (1), who made that decision, when was the decision made and what were the reasons for the decision? (3) When will the Waste Authority’s business plan be released? (4) When will the state waste strategy be released? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
(3) When will the Waste Authority’s business plan be released? (4) When will the state waste strategy be released? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
(4) When will the state waste strategy be released? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice — (1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
(1)–(2) The Waste Authority made a decision at its meeting on 2 February 2011 that releasing a general communiqué after each meeting was more appropriate than releasing the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting. (3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.
(3)–(4) The government is currently considering the waste strategy and the minister anticipates that it will be released in the coming weeks. The Waste Authority business plan will be finalised once the waste strategy has been released.

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