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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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"Rules for when the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 is changing and what happens next"

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When you look at the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, you will see some extra information. This information is about how the act is applied during a transition period. You are affected by the rules in this schedule if you are involved in a project to clean up a contaminated site.

The rules say that the Minister does not have to consider certain criteria when deciding to fund a project to clean up a contaminated site until they have notified the criteria under section 38(4) or until 1 January 2025, whichever is earlier. You can find more information about this in section 38(3)(a).

If money was collected as a levy before the amendment act started, it must still be used according to the original act. The amendment act is the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024. The commencement date is when this amendment act comes into force.

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"Nominations made before this law started are considered to follow the rules."

1Transitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 7A

1Provisions relating to Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024

1Consideration of criteria for approval of project to remediate contaminated site

  1. The requirement in section 38(3)(a) does not apply in respect of a decision to approve funding for a project providing for the remediation of a contaminated site (a remediation project) until the earlier of the following:

  2. the date on which the Minister notifies criteria under section 38(4) for the approval of funding of remediation projects:
    1. 1 January 2025.

      Notes
      • Schedule 1 clause 1: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 21).

      2Use of levy collected before commencement of amendment Act

      1. To avoid doubt, all levy money received before the commencement date that is distributed and spent after the commencement date must be distributed and spent in accordance with this Act as if it had not been amended by the amendment Act.

      2. In this clause,—

        amendment Act means the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024

          commencement date means the date on which the amendment Act comes into force.

          Notes
          • Schedule 1 clause 2: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 21).