Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation - Waste management and minimisation plans

49: Minister may set performance standards for territorial authorities

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"The Minister can set rules for councils to follow to reduce waste."

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The Minister can set standards for how well territorial authorities implement their waste management and minimisation plans. You can find these standards in the Gazette, which is a special newspaper that publishes official notices. The Minister can set standards that apply to all territorial authorities or just to one or a few of them.

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48: Governor-General may give directions to territorial authority, or

"The Governor-General can instruct local councils on their waste plans"

50: Review of waste management and minimisation plan, or

"Checking and updating the plan to reduce and manage waste"

Part 4Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation
Waste management and minimisation plans

49Minister may set performance standards for territorial authorities

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, set performance standards for the implementation of waste management and minimisation plans.
A performance standard may apply generally, or to 1 or more territorial authorities.