Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill

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Nandor Tanczos

Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill

Member's Bill

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Contents

Explanatory note

1 Title

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

2 Commencement

3 Purpose

4 Act binds the Crown

5 Interpretation

Part 2
Waste Minimisation Authority

6 Purpose

7 Waste Minimisation Authority

8 Functions

9 Powers

10 Authority to comply with Government policy and Minister's directions

11 Membership of Authority

12 Eligibility for appointment as member of Authority

13 Resignation from office

14 Appointment of chairperson and deputy chairperson

15 Exercise of chairperson's functions, powers, and duties by deputy chairperson

16 Authority deemed to be public authority

17 Annual report on performance

18 Further provisions applying to Authority

Part 3
Waste Control Authorities

19 Purpose

20 Territorial authorities to be Waste Control Authorities

21 Duties of Waste Control Authorities

22 Waste minimisation and management plans

23 Powers in respect of waste minimisation and management

24 Bylaws

25 Licences

26 Assessment of organisational waste minimisation plans

27 Collection of waste

28 Allocation of costs

29 Waste Control Authority to establish dedicated waste minimisation unit

30 Requirement for Waste Control Authorities to report to Waste Minimisation Authority

31 Grants

32 Offences and penalties

Part 4
Prohibition on disposal of materials

33 Purpose

34 Prohibition on disposal

35 Power to inspect waste transported or accepted

36 Offences and penalties

Part 5
Waste disposal levy

37 Purpose

38 Disposal facilities to have weighbridges

39 Returns of waste received

40 Imposition of levy

41 Amount of levy

42 Itemisation of levy

43 Payment and apportionment of levy

44 Use of levy

45 Evaluation of effectiveness of levy

46  Estimation in case of non-payment

47 Offences and penalties

Part 6
Extended producer responsibility

48 Purpose

49 Brand-owners to take responsibility for products

50 Brand-owner and product stewardship organisation to confirm chain of responsibility for product

51 Notice to be given of consideration of need for product stewardship programme

52 Product stewardship programmes required

53 Approval of product stewardship programmes

54 Product stewardship programmes may include deposits or fees

55 Targets

56 Timelines

57 Reporting on product stewardship programmes

58 Product stewardship programme to be imposed

59 Provision of consumer information

60 Collection of end-of-life products

61 Brand-owner to observe waste minimisation hierarchy

62 Brand-owner to report on imposed product stewardship programme

63 Offences and penalties

Part 7
Organisational waste minimisation plans

64 Purpose

65 Organisational waste minimisation plans

66 Public event organisers to have waste minimisation plans

67 Offences and penalties

Part 8
Public procurement policy

68 Purpose

69 Public organisations to support markets for goods and services that reduce waste

Part 9
Public reporting

70 Purpose

71  Public organisations to report on waste generation and resource use

72 Information and assessment to be provided to Authority

Part 10
Regulations

73 Regulations

74 Incorporation of material by reference

75 Confidentiality of information

76 Offences and penalties

77 Amendment to Ombudsmen Act 1975

78 Amendment to Official Information Act 1982

79 Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989

Schedule
Provisions relating to Authority

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: