Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

Country/Territory: Australia
Territorial subdivision: Queensland
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2011 (2021)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to encourage the proper use of resources by improving ways of reducing and dealing with waste, to repeal the Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000 and to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000, the Forestry Act 1959, the Land Act 1994, the Land Title Act 1994, the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, the Water Act 2000 and the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 for particular purposes.

Subject: Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword: Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Policy/planning Pollution control Recycling/reuse Special fund Offences/penalties
Geographical area: Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract: This Act, consisting of 16 Chapters divided into 302 sections, aims at promoting waste avoidance and reduction, and resource recovery and efficiency actions; reducing the consumption of natural resources and minimizing the disposal of waste by encouraging waste avoidance and the recovery, re-use and recycling of waste; minimizing the overall impact of waste generation and disposal; ensuring a shared responsibility between government, business and industry and the community in waste management and resource recovery; and supporting and implementing national frameworks, objectives and priorities for waste management and resource recovery.
Full text: English
Website: www.legislation.qld.gov.au

References - Legislation

Amends

South East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.

Legislation | Australia | 2009 (2019)

Keyword: Water supply, Authorization/permit, Institution, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Act 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2023)

Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Water rights, Water charges, Well sinking/boreholes, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Groundwater, Right to water, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environmental Protection Act 1994.

Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2020)

Keyword: Framework law, Environmental planning, Authorization/permit, Mining, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Concession, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forestry Act 1959.

Legislation | Australia | 1959 (2020)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Public forest, Forest fires, Forest service/forest officers, Indigenous peoples, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2013)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Transport/storage, Waste domestic sources, Early warning system

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Title Act 1994.

Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2019)

Keyword: Land tenure, Liability/compensation, Cadastre/land registration, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Legislation | Australia | 1992 (2020)

Keyword: Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Education, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Policy/planning, Public forest, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Community management, Endangered species, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Act 1994.

Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2022)

Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transfer, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2009)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Waste non-domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011.

Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2019)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Plastic Items) Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 5 of 2021)

Legislation | Australia | 2021

Keyword: Certification, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Public health, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Classification/declassification, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX