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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Waste disposal levy - Minister’s functions in relation to levy

37: Minister may direct Secretary to retain payment to territorial authority

You could also call this:

"Minister can stop some council funding if council didn't follow the rules"

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The Minister can tell the Secretary to keep some of the levy money that is supposed to go to your local council. This can happen if the Minister thinks your local council did not do what it was supposed to do the year before. You might wonder what the council is supposed to do - it includes spending the levy money in the right way, as stated in section 32. The council also has to meet performance standards set by the Minister, which are explained in section 49, and give the right records and information when asked.

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Part 3Waste disposal levy
Minister’s functions in relation to levy

37Minister may direct Secretary to retain payment to territorial authority

  1. The Minister may direct the Secretary to retain 1 or more payments of levy money to a territorial authority in respect of a financial year if he or she is satisfied that the territorial authority has not met any of the following requirements or standards in respect of the previous financial year:

  2. the requirement to spend levy money in accordance with section 32:
    1. a performance standard set by the Minister under section 49:
      1. any prescribed requirement to provide records or information.