Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022.

2Commencement

Sections 7, 8 and 11 commence on 1 July 2022.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Environmental Protection Regulation 2019.

4Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores)

(1)Schedule 2, section 62(2)(h)(ii), after ‘waste’—
insert—

, other than intact or partly disassembled lead acid batteries,

(2)Schedule 2, section 62(2)(h)—
insert—

(iia)a total quantity of no more than 45t of, or 3,000, intact or partly disassembled lead acid batteries at any one time; or

(3)Schedule 2, section 62(2)(h)(iia) and (iii)—
renumber as schedule 2, section 62(2)(h)(iii) and (iv).

5Regulation amended

This part amends the Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011.

6Amendment of s 8A (Exempt waste—Act, s 26, definition exempt waste)

(1)Section 8A(1)(c), ‘30 June 2022’—
omit, insert—

30 June 2023

(2)Section 8A(1)—
insert—

(da)until the end of 30 June 2026, waste generated in Norfolk Island and imported by the Norfolk Island Regional Council into Queensland; or

(3)Section 8A(1)(da) and (e)—
renumber as section 8A(1)(e) and (f).

7Replacement of s 11B (Rate of waste levy—Act, s 37)

Section 11B—
omit, insert—

11B Rate of waste levy—Act, s 37

(1)This section prescribes the rate of the waste levy for each type of waste for section 37(1) of the Act.

(2)The rate of the waste levy for a type of waste delivered to a levyable waste disposal site in a metropolitan local government area for a financial year is—

(a)the rate mentioned in schedule 1 opposite the type of waste for the financial year for which the levy applies; or

(b)if the rate of the waste levy for a type of waste is not mentioned in schedule 1 for a financial year—the rate worked out by—

(i)identifying the rate of the waste levy for the type of waste in the previous financial year mentioned in the schedule; and

(ii)multiplying the rate by the indexation figure for the financial year that is notified on the department’s website; and

(iii)rounding the result down to the nearest whole dollar.

(3)The rate of the waste levy for a type of waste delivered to a levyable waste disposal site in a regional local government area for a financial year is the rate worked out by—

(a)identifying the rate of the waste levy for the type of waste in the previous financial year mentioned in schedule 1; and

(b)multiplying the rate by the indexation figure for the financial year that is notified on the department’s website; and

(c)rounding the result down to the nearest whole dollar.

(4)In this section—

metropolitan local government area means a local government area mentioned in schedule 2, part 1.

regional local government area means a local government area mentioned in schedule 2, part 2.

8Amendment of s 11D (Local government areas making up the waste levy zone—Act, s 43)

Section 11D, ‘of the local governments’—
omit.

9Replacement of s 11L (Annual payments to local governments—Act, s 73D)

Section 11L—
omit, insert—

11LAnnual payments to local governments—Act, s 73D

For section 73D(1) of the Act, the annual payment for a financial year to be made to each local government affected by the waste levy and mentioned in schedule 4A, column 1 is the payment of the following amount—

(a)for the financial year starting on 1 July 2022—the amount stated in schedule 4A, column 2 opposite the local government;

(b)for the financial year starting on 1 July 2023—the amount stated in schedule 4A, column 3 opposite the local government;

(c)for the financial year starting on 1 July 2024—the amount stated in schedule 4A, column 4 opposite the local government;

(d)for the financial year starting on 1 July 2025—the amount stated in schedule 4A, column 5 opposite the local government.

10Amendment of s 11M (Day for reviewing particular matters—Act, s 271)

Section 11M, ‘30 June 2022’—
omit, insert—

30 June 2026

11Replacement of schs 1 and 2

Schedules 1 and 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Waste levy rates

section 11B(2) and (3)

	Type of waste	Waste levy rate— 2022–2023 financial year	Waste levy rate— 2023–2024 financial year	Waste levy rate— 2024–2025 financial year	Waste levy rate— 2025–2026 financial year
1	treated timber sawdust and shavings	$95 each tonne	$105 each tonne	$115 each tonne	$125 each tonne
2	earth contaminated with a hazardous contaminant from land recorded on the environmental management register or contaminated land register	$95 each tonne	$105 each tonne	$115 each tonne	$125 each tonne
3	category 1 regulated waste, other than waste of a type mentioned in item 1 or 2	$175 each tonne	$185 each tonne	$195 each tonne	$205 each tonne
4	category 2 regulated waste, other than waste of a type mentioned in item 1 or 2	$125 each tonne	$135 each tonne	$145 each tonne	$155 each tonne
5	other levyable waste	$95 each tonne	$105 each tonne	$115 each tonne	$125 each tonne

Schedule 2 Waste levy zone

sections 11B(4) and 11D

Part 1 Metropolitan local government areas

1City of Brisbane

2Gold Coast City

3Ipswich City

4Lockyer Valley Region

5Logan City

6Moreton Bay Region

7Noosa Shire

8Redland City

9Scenic Rim Region

10Somerset Region

11Sunshine Coast Region

12Toowoomba Region

Part 2 Regional local government areas

13Banana Shire

14Bundaberg Region

15Burdekin Shire

16Cairns Region

17Cassowary Coast Region

18Central Highlands Region

19Charters Towers Region

20Douglas Shire

21Fraser Coast Region

22Gladstone Region

23Goondiwindi Region

24Gympie Regionl

25Hinchinbrook Shire

26Isaac Region

27Livingstone Shire

28Mackay Region

29Maranoa Region

30Mareeba Shire

31Mount Isa City

32North Burnett Region

33Rockhampton Region

34South Burnett Region

35Southern Downs Region

36Tablelands Region

37Townsville City

38Western Downs Region

39Whitsunday Region

12Insertion of new schedule 4A

After schedule 4—
insert—

Schedule 4A Annual payments to local governments affected by waste levy

section 11L

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Local government	Annual payment ($)— 2022–2023 financial year	Annual payment ($)— 2023–2024 financial year	Annual payment ($)— 2024–2025 financial year	Annual payment ($)— 2025–2026 financial year
Banana Shire Council	451,639	486,764	502,811	524,208
Brisbane City Council	43,709,747	41,978,011	41,136,346	36,822,816
Bundaberg Regional Council	3,723,443	3,428,137	3,168,400	2,720,303
Burdekin Shire Council	533,203	535,608	553,265	576,808
Cairns Regional Council	1,086,725	1,016,746	939,711	806,811
Cassowary Coast Regional Council	1,183,068	1,190,813	1,230,071	1,282,414
Central Highlands Regional Council	987,134	958,864	990,475	1,032,623
Charters Towers Regional Council	353,088	360,715	372,607	388,463
Cook Shire Council	134,961	128,220	132,447	138,083
Douglas Shire Council	186,800	148,229	153,116	159,632
Fraser Coast Regional Council	3,946,415	3,581,532	3,310,172	2,842,025
Gladstone Regional Council	1,952,397	1,775,488	1,640,966	1,408,889
Gold Coast City Council	24,312,189	23,734,964	23,259,075	20,820,144
Goondiwindi Regional Council	381,253	383,115	395,745	412,585
Gympie Regional Council	1,742,893	1,639,022	1,693,055	1,765,100
Hinchinbrook Shire Council	348,986	333,289	344,277	358,927
Ipswich City Council	8,917,512	8,731,201	8,556,139	7,658,948
Isaac Regional Council	765,333	768,896	794,244	828,042
Livingstone Shire Council	1,140,178	1,115,720	1,152,502	1,201,545
Lockyer Valley Regional Council	1,273,690	1,228,293	1,203,666	1,077,450
Logan City Council	12,968,594	12,635,167	12,381,830	11,083,480
Mackay Regional Council	4,382,481	3,873,938	3,580,424	3,074,056
Maranoa Regional Council	471,271	471,647	487,196	507,927
Mareeba Shire Council	189,172	172,756	178,451	186,045
Moreton Bay Regional Council	17,625,982	16,883,748	16,545,227	14,810,305
Mount Isa City Council	1,025,229	948,033	979,287	1,020,959
Noosa Shire Council	3,231,556	3,089,236	3,027,296	2,709,856
North Burnett Regional Council	404,232	422,550	$436,481	$455,054
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council	28,064	40,444	41,778	43,555
Redland City Council	5,597,378	5,722,596	5,607,857	5,019,821
Rockhampton Regional Council	2,537,568	2,308,415	2,133,514	1,831,778
Scenic Rim Regional Council	1,777,072	1,717,860	1,683,416	1,506,894
Somerset Regional Council	879,221	865,875	848,514	759,539
South Burnett Regional Council	1,420,778	1,365,692	1,410,715	1,470,746
Southern Downs Regional Council	1,546,877	1,490,605	1,539,746	1,605,267
Sunshine Coast Regional Council	12,374,834	11,767,509	11,531,569	10,322,376
Tablelands Regional Council	944,961	944,766	975,913	1,017,441
Toowoomba Regional Council	5,863,816	5,479,551	5,369,685	4,806,624
Townsville City Council	6,581,746	6,146,825	5,681,103	4,877,643
Western Downs Regional Council	852,355	801,917	828,354	863,603
Whitsunday Regional Council	1,470,000	1,401,347	1,447,545	1,509,143
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council	13,759	16,260	16,796	17,511
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council	107,346	93,896	96,992	101,119