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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

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

38: Minister may approve funding of projects

You could also call this:

"The Minister can help pay for projects that reduce waste or clean up polluted areas."

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The Minister can approve funding for projects that help reduce waste or clean up contaminated sites. You might wonder what kind of projects the Minister can fund - it could be something that promotes or achieves waste minimisation, or something that helps fix a contaminated site. The Minister gets to decide what the terms and conditions of the funding are.

When the Minister is deciding whether to approve funding for a project, they have to think about certain criteria that they have set. They can also think about other things that they believe are relevant to the project. The Minister can set or change these criteria by putting a notice in the Gazette.

Before the Minister sets or changes the criteria, they must get advice from the Waste Advisory Board and think about what they say. The Minister has some flexibility in how they approve funding for projects, and they can consider different factors when making their decision.

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

38Minister may approve funding of projects

  1. The Minister may approve funding of any project—

  2. to promote or achieve waste minimisation; or
    1. to provide for the remediation of a contaminated site.

      1. The Minister may approve funding of a project on any terms or conditions that he or she thinks fit.

      2. In deciding whether to approve funding of a project, the Minister—

      3. must consider any criteria notified under subsection (4); and
        1. may consider any other matters that he or she thinks relevant.

          1. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, set or vary criteria for approving funding of a project under this section.

          2. Before setting or varying criteria, the Minister must obtain and consider the advice of the Waste Advisory Board.

          Notes
          • Section 38 heading: amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 21).
          • Section 38(1): replaced, on , by section 10(2) of the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 21).