Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to promote waste avoidance and resource recovery; to repeal the Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995 ; to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 ; and for other purposes. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste prevention Special fund Recycling/reuse Policy/planning Waste management Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act promotes waste avoidance and resource recovery, it consists of 32 sections and is divided into six parts. The Department of Environment and Conservation is responsible for the administration of the Act and for the elaboration of waste strategies (Part 3). Under section 19, a Waste Fund is created and its resources are to be used to pursue waste avoidance, resource recovery and waste management. Full text English Website www6.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Amends Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. Legislation | Australia | 1997 (2019) Keyword: Framework law, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Classification/declassification, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulation 2017. Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2017) Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No. 5. Legislation | Australia | 2020 Keyword: Hazards, Subsidy/incentive, Financing, Social protection, Energy conservation/energy production, Inspection, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Community management, Concession, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX