Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022.2CommencementSections 7, 8 and 11 commence on 1 July 2022.Part 2Amendment of Environmental Protection Regulation 20193Regulation amendedThis 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).Part 3Amendment of Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 20115Regulation amendedThis 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 73DFor 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 202611Replacement of schs 1 and 2 Schedules 1 and 2—omit, insert—Schedule 1Waste levy ratessection 11B(2) and (3)Type of wasteWaste levy rate—2022–2023 financial yearWaste levy rate—2023–2024financial yearWaste levy rate—2024–2025financial yearWaste levy rate—2025–2026financial year1treated timber sawdust and shavings$95 each tonne$105 each tonne$115 each tonne$125 each tonne2earth 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 tonne3category 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 tonne4category 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 tonne5other levyable waste$95 each tonne$105 each tonne$115 each tonne$125 each tonneSchedule 2Waste levy zonesections 11B(4) and 11DPart 1Metropolitan 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 2Regional 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 4AAfter schedule 4—insert—Schedule 4AAnnual payments to local governments affected by waste levysection 11LColumn 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Local governmentAnnual payment ($)—2022–2023 financial yearAnnual payment ($)—2023–2024financial yearAnnual payment ($)—2024–2025financial yearAnnual payment ($)—2025–2026financial yearBanana Shire Council 451,639486,764502,811524,208Brisbane City Council43,709,74741,978,01141,136,34636,822,816Bundaberg Regional Council3,723,4433,428,1373,168,4002,720,303Burdekin Shire Council533,203535,608553,265576,808Cairns Regional Council1,086,7251,016,746939,711806,811Cassowary Coast Regional Council1,183,0681,190,8131,230,0711,282,414Central Highlands Regional Council987,134958,864990,4751,032,623Charters Towers Regional Council353,088360,715372,607388,463Cook Shire Council134,961128,220132,447138,083Douglas Shire Council186,800148,229153,116159,632Fraser Coast Regional Council3,946,4153,581,5323,310,1722,842,025Gladstone Regional Council1,952,3971,775,4881,640,9661,408,889Gold Coast City Council24,312,18923,734,96423,259,07520,820,144Goondiwindi Regional Council381,253383,115395,745412,585Gympie Regional Council1,742,8931,639,0221,693,0551,765,100Hinchinbrook Shire Council348,986333,289344,277358,927Ipswich City Council8,917,5128,731,2018,556,1397,658,948Isaac Regional Council765,333768,896794,244828,042Livingstone Shire Council1,140,1781,115,7201,152,5021,201,545Lockyer Valley Regional Council1,273,6901,228,2931,203,6661,077,450Logan City Council12,968,59412,635,16712,381,83011,083,480Mackay Regional Council4,382,4813,873,9383,580,4243,074,056Maranoa Regional Council471,271471,647487,196507,927Mareeba Shire Council189,172172,756178,451186,045Moreton Bay Regional Council17,625,98216,883,74816,545,22714,810,305Mount Isa City Council1,025,229948,033979,2871,020,959Noosa Shire Council3,231,5563,089,2363,027,2962,709,856North Burnett Regional Council404,232422,550$436,481$455,054Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council28,06440,44441,77843,555Redland City Council5,597,3785,722,5965,607,8575,019,821Rockhampton Regional Council2,537,5682,308,4152,133,5141,831,778Scenic Rim Regional Council1,777,0721,717,8601,683,4161,506,894Somerset Regional Council879,221865,875848,514759,539South Burnett Regional Council1,420,7781,365,6921,410,7151,470,746Southern Downs Regional Council1,546,8771,490,6051,539,7461,605,267Sunshine Coast Regional Council12,374,83411,767,50911,531,56910,322,376Tablelands Regional Council944,961944,766975,9131,017,441Toowoomba Regional Council5,863,8165,479,5515,369,6854,806,624Townsville City Council6,581,7466,146,8255,681,1034,877,643Western Downs Regional Council852,355801,917828,354863,603Whitsunday Regional Council1,470,0001,401,3471,447,5451,509,143Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council13,75916,26016,79617,511Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council107,34693,89696,992101,119